taijin kyofusho

noun

A Japanese form of anthropophobia, a fear of interpersonal relations.

OriginJapanese 対人恐怖症 →
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Meanings

nountaijin kyofusho (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Japanese form of anthropophobia, a fear of interpersonal relations.

Origin

  1. Japanese対人恐怖症
  2. Englishtaijin kyofusho

Borrowed from Japanese 対人恐怖症 (taijin kyōfushō).

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