Meanings
nounhypengyophobia (uncountable)
- uncountableA fear of responsibility, or of neglecting one's responsibilities.
A classic case of hypengyophobia, the fear of responsibility.
2001, Richard Hicks, Slender Fantasies1 more example
”Perhaps,” she says, ”you have hypengyophobia, which is the fear of responsibility.”
2010, Malcolm White, Another One Bites the Dust, page 75
Origin
- Ancient Greekὑπέγγυος“liable”
- Englishhypengyophobia
Analyzable as hypengyo- + -phobia, the former from Ancient Greek ὑπέγγυος (hupénguos, “liable”).
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hypengyophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypengyophobia
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“hypengyophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypengyophobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypengyophobia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypengyophobia.
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