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From Ancient Greek ὄχλος (ókhlos, “crowd”) + -phobia, equivalent to ochlo- + -phobia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ochlophobia
Today it means: A phobia, or fear, of mob-like crowds, as opposed to simply open spaces like agoraphobia or large crowds as with enochlophobia. Full definition →