Etymology

eremophobia

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Today it means: fear of solitude Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐρῆμος“lonely, solitary”
  2. English todayeremophobia

From Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “lonely, solitary”) + -phobia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἐρῆμος all →

choroideremiaerem-eremo-irideremia

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