Etymology

pistanthrophobia

Today it means: The fear of trusting people or one's partner in a romantic relationship. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πίστις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπίστις“trust”
  2. English todaypistanthrophobia

From Ancient Greek πίστις (pístis, “trust”) + anthro- + -phobia.

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