Meanings
nounchronophobia (uncountable)
- uncountableFear of the passing of time, or more generally of time itself.
Origin
- Ancient Greekχρόνος“time”
- Englishchronophobia
From Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + φοβος (phobos, “fear”). Equivalent to chrono- + -phobia.
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Chinese Mandarin 時間恐懼症 /时间恐惧症
- 時間恐懼症 /时间恐惧症 (shíjiān kǒngjùzhèng)fear of the passing of time
Finnish kronofobia
- kronofobiafear of the passing of time
French chronophobie
- chronophobiefear of the passing of time
Portuguese cronofobia
- cronofobiafear of the passing of time
Russian хронофо́бия
- хронофо́бия (xronofóbija)fear of the passing of time
Cite this entry
APA
chronophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronophobia
MLA
“chronophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronophobia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chronophobia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chronophobia.
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