nosophobia

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noun

An excessive or irrational fear of contracting a disease, such as: HIV/AIDS, pulmonary tuberculosis, venereal diseases, cancer, and heart diseases.

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Meanings

nounnosophobia (usually uncountable, plural nosophobias)

plural nosophobias

  1. uncountableusuallyAn excessive or irrational fear of contracting a disease, such as: HIV/AIDS, pulmonary tuberculosis, venereal diseases, cancer, and heart diseases.

Origin

From noso- + -phobia.

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Translations

Catalan nosofòbia
  • nosofòbiaexcessive or irrational fear of contracting a disease
French nosophobie
  • nosophobieexcessive or irrational fear of contracting a disease
German Nosophobie
  • Nosophobieexcessive or irrational fear of contracting a disease

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sonophobia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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