thanatophobia

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/ˌθæn.ə.təˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

noun

A fear of death.

Similar
deathfear
Opposite
thanatophilia
OriginAncient Greek φόβος (phóbos) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰógʷos ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰógʷos →
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Meanings

nounthanatophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA fear of death.

    Synonyms: deathfear · Antonyms: thanatophilia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fear of death.

Similar
deathfear
Opposite
thanatophilia
Also see
deathfear

Origin

  1. Englishthanato-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
  4. Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
  5. Englishthanatophobia

From thanato- + -phobia.

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Translations

Catalan tanatofòbia
  • tanatofòbiafear of death
Chinese Mandarin 死亡焦虑, 死亡恐惧症
  • 死亡焦虑 (sǐwáng jiāolǜ)fear of death
  • 死亡恐惧症 (sǐwáng kǒngjùzhèng)fear of death
Czech thanatofobie, strach ze smrti
  • thanatofobiefear of death
  • strach ze smrtifear of death
  • tanatofobiefear of death
Dutch thanatofobie
  • thanatofobiefear of death
Estonian tanatofoobia
  • tanatofoobiafear of death
Finnish kuolemanpelko
  • kuolemanpelkofear of death
French thanatophobie
  • thanatophobiefear of death
German Thanatophobie
  • Thanatophobiefear of death
Greek θανατοφοβία
  • θανατοφοβία (thanatofovía)fear of death
Icelandic dauðafælni
  • dauðafælnifear of death
Italian tanatofobia
  • tanatofobiafear of death
Japanese 死恐怖症
  • 死恐怖症 (shi kyōfushō)fear of death
Latin thanatophobia
  • thanatophobiafear of death
Polish tanatofobia
  • tanatofobiafear of death
Portuguese tanatofobia
  • tanatofobiafear of death
Russian танатофо́бия
  • танатофо́бия (tanatofóbija)fear of death
Spanish tanatofobia
  • tanatofobiafear of death
Swedish thanatofobi
  • thanatofobifear of death
Tagalog takot-patay
  • takot-patayfear of death
Turkish tanatofobi
  • tanatofobifear of death
Ukrainian танатофо́бія
  • танатофо́бія (tanatofóbija)fear of death

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with thanatophobia

phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaarachnophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaalgophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobia
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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