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ochlophobia
[ ok-luh-foh-bee-uh ]
noun
Psychiatry.
- an irrational or disproportionate fear of crowds, especially an extreme fear that a crowd will become moblike or violent. Compare agoraphobia.
ochlophobia
/ ˌɒ°ì±ôəˈ´Úəʊ²úɪə /
noun
- psychol the fear of crowds
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Ç³¦³ó·±ô´Ç·±è³ó´Ç·²ú¾±³¦ adjective noun
- ´Ç³¦³ó·±ô´Ç·±è³ó´Ç·²ú¾±²õ³Ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ochlophobia1
First recorded in 1890–95; from Greek 󳦳ó±ô´Ç(²õ) “mob†+ -phobia
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ochlophobia1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek okhlos mob + -phobia
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