thanatophobia
[ than-uh-tuh-foh-bee-uh ]
nounPsychiatry.
an irrational or disproportionate fear of death, especially one's own: My daughter’s thanatophobia grew during high school—while many teens feel invincible, she was terror-stricken and obsessed with her mortality.: Compare necrophobia.
Origin of thanatophobia
1- Also called death anxiety .
Other words from thanatophobia
- than·a·to·pho·bic, adjective, noun
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