amaxophobia

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noun

Fear of being in or riding in a vehicle.

OriginAncient Greek -φοβία →
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Meanings

nounamaxophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFear of being in or riding in a vehicle.

    I have known of at least two well marked instances of amaxophobia originating in the fright of being run away with and the effect of the shock abiding with them throughout the after life[…]

    1908, Charles Hamilton Hughes, The Alienist and Neurologist, volume 29, page 65

Origin

  1. Ancient Greek-φοβία
  2. Englishamaxophobia

Formed in English from Ancient Greek ἅμαξα (hámaxa, “waggon”) + -phobia, the latter element itself deriving from the Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía). The etymologically consistent spelling is *hamaxophobia, but that spelling is not attested outside word-lists and dictionaries.

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Translations

Catalan amaxofòbia
  • amaxofòbiafear of riding in a vehicle
German Amaxophobie, Fahrangst
  • Amaxophobiefear of riding in a vehicle
  • Fahrangstfear of riding in a vehicle
Italian amaxofobia
  • amaxofobiafear of riding in a vehicle
Portuguese amaxofobia
  • amaxofobiafear of riding in a vehicle
Spanish amaxofobia
  • amaxofobiafear of riding in a vehicle

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with amaxophobia

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Cite this entry
APA

amaxophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amaxophobia

MLA

“amaxophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amaxophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amaxophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amaxophobia.

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