cancerphobia

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noun

An inordinate dread of developing cancer.

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carcinophobia
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Meanings

nouncancerphobia (uncountable)

alternative cancerophobia

  1. uncountableAn inordinate dread of developing cancer.

    Synonyms: carcinophobia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn inordinate dread of developing cancer.

Similar
carcinophobia
Also see
carcinophobia

Origin

From cancer + -phobia.

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Translations

German Kanzerophobie
  • Kanzerophobieinordinate dread of developing cancer

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cancerphobia

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Cite this entry
APA

cancerphobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancerphobia

MLA

“cancerphobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancerphobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cancerphobia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cancerphobia.

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