necrophobia

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necrophobia

Rhymes with -əʊbiə

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From necro- + -phobia, by analogy with necrophilia.

noun

  1. uncountable An abnormal fear of death or corpses. Funerals are ten times worse with necrophobia in addition to grief.

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noun fear of death or corpses

Españolnecrofobia
日本語ネクロフォビア Nekurofobia
Portuguêsnecrofobia
Françaisnécrophobie
Italianonecrofobia
Ελληνικάνεκροφοβία nekrofovía
Românănecrofobie, frică de moarte
Русскийнекрофо́бия nekrofóbija

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"necrophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/necrophobia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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necrophobia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/necrophobia

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"necrophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/necrophobia.

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@misc{necrophobia_2026,
  title = {necrophobia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/necrophobia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}