Meanings
nounscelerophobia (uncountable)
- uncountableThe fear of crime, burglars or thieves.
She added that if someone is experiencing a high degree of distress because of scelerophobia and their social and occupational functioning is being affected, she recommends seeing a medical provider or mental health professional.
2023 September 26, Abby Roch, “My house was broken into. Now I have developed a fear of thieves called scelerophobia.”, in Business Insider
Origin
From the stem of Latin scelus + -o- + -phobia.
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APA
scelerophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scelerophobia
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“scelerophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scelerophobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scelerophobia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scelerophobia.
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