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ochlophobia
[ok-luh-foh-bee-uh]
noun
Psychiatry.
an irrational or disproportionate fear of crowds, especially an extreme fear that a crowd will become moblike or violent.
ochlophobia
/ ˌɒəˈəʊɪə /
noun
psychol the fear of crowds
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ochlophobic adjective
- ochlophobist noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ochlophobia1
First recorded in 1890–95; from Greek ó() “mob” + -phobia
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ochlophobia1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek okhlos mob + -phobia
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