eremophobia
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “lonely, solitary”) + -phobia
Noun
eremophobia (uncountable)
- fear of solitude
- 1988, Robert J. Sternberg, Edward E. Smith, The Psychology of Human Thought, page 353:
- In our mobile society, where families are often spread across the states and neighbors are strangers, eremophobia is a constant complaint.
- 1988, Robert J. Sternberg, Edward E. Smith, The Psychology of Human Thought, page 353: