motorphobia

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noun

Fear or dislike of automobiles or riding in one.

“As a child with motorphobia, she used to grab her father's hand at the slightest sound of an approaching vehicle.”

OriginEnglish motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor →
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Meanings

nounmotorphobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFear or dislike of automobiles or riding in one.

    As a child with motorphobia, she used to grab her father's hand at the slightest sound of an approaching vehicle.

Origin

  1. Latinmōtor
  2. Middle Englishmotour
  3. Englishmotor
  4. Englishmotorphobia

From motor + -phobia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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