counterphobic

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adjective

Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.

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Meanings

adjectivecounterphobic (comparative more counterphobic, superlative most counterphobic)

comparative more counterphobic · superlative most counterphobic

  1. Tending to respond to fear or anxiety by actively seeking it out instead of fleeing.

Origin

From counter- + phobic.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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