hodophobia

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noun

A fear of or aversion to travelling.

Opposite
Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounhodophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA fear of or aversion to travelling.

    The rear of traveling, technically known as hodophobia, has had a crippling effect on Laura [Mandarano]'s life.

    [1995 April, Jamie Diamond, “Fear of Flying (and other modes of transport)”, in Mademoiselle, volume 101, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 662
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    Connie slid into the seat beside her father-in-law. "He still gets airsick, huh?" / "Hodophobia. Fear of travel, that's what he calls it."

    1996, Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, Stephen Molstad, Independence Day, New York, N.Y.: HarperPrism, →ISBN, page 131

    Earl was shooting blind. "Well, for one, you're a travel writer who is afraid to travel." / Stanton started dabbing his towel against his forehead. "That is a filthy lie. I do not have hodophobia."

    2010, Chris Well, Nursing a Grudge, Uhrichsville, O.H.: Barbour Publishing, →ISBN, page 131

    She enjoys an international reputation as a specialist in hodophobia (the fear of travelling). She is often quoted in the media and has appeared in national and foreign news- papers and magazines and on radio, television and social media sites.

    2015, Patricia Furness-Smith, “About the author”, in Introducing Well-Being: A Practical Guide, London: Icon Books

    The good news is that it's possible to work on the fear. "Hodophobia is treatable using a number of evidence-based practices," [Kathleen] Brown says.

    2018 February 1, Carolyn Steber, “7 Phobias You Never Knew Actually Existed”, in Bustle, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

    So how have they gone from wanderlust to a state of hodophobia and what can new boss Jose Mourinho do to arrest the slide?

    2019 November 23, Dan Ripley, “Jose Mourinho's first priority: Tottenham went from being the BEST Premier League away team to the WORST... so how did it all go wrong and how can he put it right?”, in The Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2021

    Antonyms: hodophilia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fear of or aversion to travelling.

Opposite

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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