kenophobia

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noun

An abnormal fear of empty spaces.

OriginAncient Greek κενός →
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Meanings

nounkenophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn abnormal fear of empty spaces.

    "You're not taking this seriously," Cuneo complained. "Just imagine if the love of your life turned out to be an illusion. With a horse's backside, a horse's teeth and a brain that was presumably reeling from kenophobia."

    2015, Nina George, translated by Simon Pare, The Little Paris Bookshop, page 209

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκενός“empty”
  2. Englishkenophobia

From Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + -phobia.

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Translations

Icelandic víðáttufælni
  • víðáttufælnifear of empty spaces
Swedish kenofobi
  • kenofobifear of empty spaces
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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