Meaning of chrometophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

Fear of money.

uncountable

Examples

“He suffered from chrometophobia, the fear of money, a clinically documented disorder.”

“The proof seems to be in a strange phobia he developed later in life, a condition called chrometophobia. Carnegie went George Soros's noted disdain for money one better: He would reportedly suffer⟳ anxiety attacks at the sight or even the smell⟳ of money — and so he refused to carry⟳ cash.”

“A 2003 study⟳ by Cambridge University in England found that 20 percent of people suffer⟳ from chrometophobia—a fear of money. In most cases, chrometophobes fear opening envelopes that appear⟳ to be bills.”

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