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necrophobia

[ nek-ruh-foh-bee-uh ]

noun

Psychiatry.
  1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of dead bodies or of locations, objects, and people associated with the dead:

    My necrophobia takes me blocks out of my way just to avoid having to drive past cemeteries.



necrophobia

/ ˌɛəʊˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. an abnormal fear of death or dead bodies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԱ𳦰ˈDz, adjective
  • ˈԱ𳦰ˌDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Ա··· adjective noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of necrophobia1

First recorded in 1825–35; necro- + -phobia ( def )
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Example Sentences

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The Governor, who favors the stadium, recently told the people of Minnesota, who do not, that without major league sports the Twin Cities would be like Des Moines, "absolutely dead," which caused some consternation in Iowa and not much in Minnesota, where the fear of being like Des Moines, or necrophobia, is not so potent, except in Minneapolis, of course.

Associated words: cadaverous, cadaveric, necrophilism, necrophilous, carrion, necrophobia, necrogenic, necrogenous, necrotomy, necropsy, coffin, bier, catafalque, vespillo, cremate, cremation, crematory, crematorium, embalm, embalming. correct, a. accurate, right, exact, precise.

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Associated-words: eschatology, thanatology, thanatopsis, necrology, thanatophobia, necrophobia, necrolatry, requiem, necromancy, posthumous, post-mortem, ante-mortem, euthanasian, dirge, crossbones, placebo, in extremis, decedent, funeral, obit, obitual, necrologist, fatality, fatal, casualty. deathless, a. immortal, imperishable, undying. death notice. obituary, necrology. debar, v. preclude, exclude. debase, v. degrade, deteriorate, abase, vitiate, corrupt, alloy, humiliate. debasement, n. degradation, abasement, deterioration, vitiation, depravation. debatable, a. contestable, moot, disputable, mooted, controvertible.

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Necrophobia and thanatophobia are allied maladies, one being the fear of dead bodies and the other the fear of death itself.

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