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ergophobia

[ ur-guh-foh-bee-uh ]

noun

  1. Psychiatry. an irrational or disproportionate fear of or anxiety about work: Overtime, ergophobia, and burnout plague the tech sector.

    Researchers are studying ergophobia and other barriers stay-at-home moms may face when reentering the workforce.

    Overtime, ergophobia, and burnout plague the tech sector.

  2. Facetious. an aversion to work:

    How many hours of productivity are we losing to long weekends, ergophobia, and the Monday blues?



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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ergophobia1

First recorded in 1905–10; ergo- 1 + -phobia
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Example Sentences

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Navarro has been on sick leave for almost a year and says he has developed ergophobia – a fear of the workplace – as a result of the situation.

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