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ochlophobia

[ ok-luh-foh-bee-uh ]

noun

Psychiatry.
  1. 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

  1. psychol the fear of crowds
“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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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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