thanatophobia

IPA: θænʌtˈɔfˈoʊbiʌ

noun

  • Fear of death.
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Examples of "thanatophobia" in Sentences

  • According to Chausovsky, thanatophobia is spread among residents of metropolises.
  • More of us are petrified of public speaking (glossophobia) than of death (thanatophobia).
  • "Everyone is afraid of death, but those suffering from thanatophobia are afraid of the unknown," Ponomaryov explains.
  • Necrophobia and thanatophobia are allied maladies, one being the fear of dead bodies and the other the fear of death itself.
  • "Usually, fear is experienced when there is a threat to an individual's life, it is directed at the source of perceived or actual danger, while thanatophobia appears regardless of a threat to existence, and its essence is always linked to death."

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