megalophobia

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noun

The fear of large objects.

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Meanings

nounmegalophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe fear of large objects.
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    Because megalophobia itself isn't treated as a standalone distinct condition by psychiatrists, it means there isn't any formal data on how common it is. […] If you have megalophobia, the mere sight of a large object immediately triggers in you intense anxiety, and possibly panic, out of all proportion to the amount of danger that you're in.

    2023 February 6, Christian Jarrett, “Megalophobia: Humanity's bizarre fear of large objects, explained by a psychologist”, in BBC Science Focus, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2024

Origin

From megalo- + -phobia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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