nosophobia
/nos-uh-foh-bee-uh/US // ˌnɒs əˈfoʊ bi ə //UK // (ˌnɒsəˈfəʊbɪə) //
恐惧症,恐高症,恐布症,恐水症
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Psychiatry.
- : an irrational or disproportionate fear of disease.
Examples
People who are victims of nosophobia are probably the most miserable and wretched individuals on earth.
Modern conditions unfortunately favor the easy development of nosophobia in young wives.
Practicing the art of duplicity in simulating physical ailments will, if persisted in, establish nosophobia.
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