nosophobia

[ nos-uh-foh-bee-uh ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of disease.

nosophobia

/ ˌnɒsəˈfəʊbɪə /

noun

1. the morbid dread of contracting disease

Other Words From

• nos·o·pho·bic adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of nosophobia¹

First recorded in 1885–90; noso- + -phobia

Example Sentences

People who are victims of nosophobia are probably the most miserable and wretched individuals on earth.

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Modern conditions unfortunately favor the easy development of nosophobia in young wives.

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Practicing the art of duplicity in simulating physical ailments will, if persisted in, establish nosophobia.

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