frigophobia

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noun

An abnormal and persistent fear of becoming cold, or freezing.

OriginLatin frīgus →
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Meanings

nounfrigophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn abnormal and persistent fear of becoming cold, or freezing.

    Frigophobia, or "morbid fear of catching cold", is a clinical condition described by Chinesse psychiatrists as a culture-related syndrome of the Chinese (Rin, 1966).

    2003, Wen-Shing Tseng, Clinician's Guide to Cultural Psychiatry, →ISBN, page 98
  2. uncountableA fear of falling on ice.

Origin

  1. Latinfrīgus“cold”
  2. Englishfrigophobia

From Latin frīgus (“cold”) + -phobia.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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