anthropophobia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.

Word forms

anthropophobia anthrophobia

Etymology

From anthropo- + -phobia. Both elements are borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) respectively.

Derived words

anthropophobe anthropophobic anthropophobiac
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