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What is the word for fear of fear?

I thought this would be easy to find, recall, or previously asked, but I've looked around and couldn't find it (phobia list).

It is simply phobiaphobia? Or phobophobia?

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    The fear of fear frightens me. Unfortunately, recursion makes me dreadfully nervous too. – Malvolio Dec 30 '14 at 2:55
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    @Malvolio - then do not go to this reference. – James McLeod Dec 30 '14 at 3:45
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    It turns out that phobophobia is on the phobia list. Maybe that makes this General Reference? – James McLeod Dec 30 '14 at 4:09
  • ....fearception – user180089 Jul 21 '16 at 3:14
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You are correct - the word for this is phobophobia

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    And the word for fear of fear of fear is of course phobophobophobia. And... – Drew Dec 30 '14 at 3:09

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