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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