Etymology

peniaphobia

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Today it means: The fear of poverty or poor people; antipathy toward them; both. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πενία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπενία“poverty”
  2. English todaypeniaphobia

From Ancient Greek πενία (penía, “poverty”) + -phobia. Related to Latin penuria (“poverty”).

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