Meanings
- neologismrareuncountableThe irrational fear of furniture, sometimes specifically antique furniture.
Fear of furniture, as it turns out, is real but rare. There is even a celebrity afflicted with it.
2020 July 23, Arnold Zwicky, “Fear of furniture”, in Arnold Zwicky's Blog2 more examples
Furniture phobia (or epiplaphobia) as the name indicates is the extreme, irrational and often unwarranted fear of furniture.
2017 July 22, Paul Philips, “Fear of furniture”, in QuoraEpiplaphobia as the name indicates is the extreme, irrational and often unwarranted fear of furniture.
2015 November 11, “Fear of Furniture Phobia – Epiplaphobia or Furniturephobia”, in FearOf.netSynonyms: furniturephobia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe irrational fear of furniture, sometimes specifically antique furniture.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἔπιπλα“furniture”
- Englishepiplaphobia
From Ancient Greek ἔπιπλα (épipla, “furniture”) + -phobia. Coined by Dr. Mark Griffiths in 2013 as the counterpart to epiplaphilia (sexual attraction to furniture).
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