necrophobia

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noun

An abnormal fear of death or corpses.

“Funerals are ten times worse with necrophobia in addition to grief.”

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Meanings

nounnecrophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn abnormal fear of death or corpses.

    Funerals are ten times worse with necrophobia in addition to grief.

Origin

From necro- + -phobia, by analogy with necrophilia.

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Translations

Finnish nekrofobia
  • nekrofobiafear of death or corpses
French nécrophobie
  • nécrophobiefear of death or corpses
Greek νεκροφοβία
  • νεκροφοβία (nekrofovía)fear of death or corpses
Italian necrofobia
  • necrofobiafear of death or corpses
Japanese ネクロフォビア
  • ネクロフォビア (Nekurofobia)fear of death or corpses
Portuguese necrofobia
  • necrofobiafear of death or corpses
Romanian necrofobie, frică de moarte
  • necrofobiefear of death or corpses
  • frică de moartefear of death or corpses
Russian некрофо́бия
  • некрофо́бия (nekrofóbija)fear of death or corpses
Spanish necrofobia
  • necrofobiafear of death or corpses

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with necrophobia

phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaarachnophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaalgophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobia
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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