paraphobia

English

Etymology

para- +‎ phobia, by analogy with paraphilia.

Noun

paraphobia (plural not attested)

1. A mild form of phobia, causing only unwillingness or hesitancy.
   • 1918, George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Medical Record, volume 94, page 284:

     The state of apprehension already mentioned as the only conscious feeling of intensity may exceptionally lead to impulsive acts or to a paraphobia.

Derived terms

1. paraphobic