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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2The fear of fear frightens me. Unfortunately, recursion makes me dreadfully nervous too. – Malvolio Dec 30 '14 at 2:55
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2@Malvolio - then do not go to this reference. – James McLeod Dec 30 '14 at 3:45
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2It turns out that phobophobia is on the phobia list. Maybe that makes this General Reference? – James McLeod Dec 30 '14 at 4:09
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....fearception – user180089 Jul 21 '16 at 3:14
You are correct - the word for this is phobophobia
answered Dec 30 '14 at 2:49
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1And the word for fear of fear of fear is of course phobophobophobia. And... – Drew Dec 30 '14 at 3:09
