phobophobia
Equivalents
Examples
“When Franklin Delano Roosevelt said, "The only thing we have⟳ to fear is fear itself," he was describing phobophobia -- the fear of being afraid.”
“In particular, the rulemakers – here judges who craft free speech doctrine – may themselves display a pathological fear of succumbing to pathological fear, a kind of phobophobia.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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