deipnophobia

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noun

A fear of banquets or dinner parties.

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Meanings

noundeipnophobia (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableA fear of banquets or dinner parties.

    People who heartily sympathise with the ‘deipnophobia’ of Gordon.

    1891 June 23, The Daily News, 4/8
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    For those of us with deipnophobia—a fear of dining and dinner conversations—literally anything is more pleasant than a meal with friends.

    2018 February 8, “'I Have A Severe Phobia—Here's What It's Like'”, in Women's Health

    For Krissy, the deipnophobia did not start after experiencing a traumatizing moment, but it was rather made by an accumulation of different experiences.

    2018 April, “What It’s Like to Live with Deipnophobia”, in Best Womens Mag

Origin

From deipno- + -phobia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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