Meaning of ponophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

A fear of overwork.

uncountable

Examples

“In the meantime, since your editor suffers slightly from ponophobia (fear of work), you can help by sending in your questions and answers, thus keeping "The Exchange" from the dread complaint of kenophobia (fear of emptiness)!”

“Those who are handicapped by ponophobia—a morbid fear of work—should go into some other line of work besides medicine. I have known some physicians who were afflicted with what I like to call acute intermittent ponophobia.”

“Suddenly, you get a disconcerting attack of ponophobia, the dread of overworking or of pain.”

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