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

/ ˌɒkləˈfəʊbɪə /

noun

1. psychol the fear of crowds

Other Words From

• och·lo·pho·bic adjective noun
• och·lo·pho·bist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ochlophobia¹

First recorded in 1890–95; from Greek óchlo(s) “mob” + -phobia

Word History and Origins

Origin of ochlophobia¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek okhlos mob + -phobia