deipnophobia

deipnophobia

English

Etymology

deipno- +‎ -phobia

Noun

deipnophobia (uncountable)

1. (rare) A fear of banquets or dinner parties.
   • 1891 June 23, The Daily News, 4/8

     People who heartily sympathise with the ‘deipnophobia’ of Gordon.

   • 2018 February 8, “I Have A Severe Phobia—Here's What It's Like”, in Women's Health:

     For those of us with deipnophobia—a fear of dining and dinner conversations—literally anything is more pleasant than a meal with friends.

   • 2018 April, “What It’s Like to Live with Deipnophobia”, in Best Womens Mag:

     For Krissy, the deipnophobia did not start after experiencing a traumatizing moment, but it was rather made by an accumulation of different experiences.