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—necrophobic, adj./nek'reuh foh"bee euh/, n. Psychiatry.1. an abnormal fear of death; thanatophobia.2. an abnormal fear of dead bodies.[1825-35; < NL; see NECRO-, -PHOBIA]
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Necrophobia — Nec ro*pho bi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. nekro s a dead body + fobei^n to fear.] An exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
necrophobia — (n.) abnormal fear of death or corpses, 1833, from NECRO (Cf. necro ) + phobia fear of (see PHOBIA (Cf. phobia)). Related: Necrophobic … Etymology dictionary
necrophobia — [nek΄rə fō′bē ə] n. [ NECRO + PHOBIA] an abnormal fear of death or of dead bodies … English World dictionary
Necrophobia — Thanatophobia redirects here. For other uses, see Thanatophobia (disambiguation). Necrophobia is the abnormal fear of dead things (e.g., corpses) as well as things associated with death (e.g., coffins, tombstones). Necrophobia is derived from… … Wikipedia
necrophobia — noun an abnormal fear of death or corpses Funerals are ten times worse with necrophobia in addition to grief … Wiktionary
necrophobia — Morbid fear of corpses. [necro + G. phobos, fear] * * * nec·ro·pho·bia .nek rə fō bē ə n an exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies nec·ro·pho·bic fō bik adj * * * nec·ro·pho·bia (nek″ro foґbe ə) [necro + phobia] irrational… … Medical dictionary
necrophobia — fear of corpses Phobias … Phrontistery dictionary
necrophobia — n. fear of the dead; fear of death … English contemporary dictionary
necrophobia — noun extreme or irrational fear of death or dead bodies … English new terms dictionary
necrophobia — nec·ro·pho·bia … English syllables
