kenophobia
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + -phobia
Noun[edit]
kenophobia (uncountable)
- An abnormal fear of empty spaces.
- 2015, Nina George, translated by Simon Pare, The Little Paris Bookshop, page 209:
- "You're not taking this seriously," Cuneo complained. "Just imagine if the love of your life turned out to be an illusion. With a horse's backside, a horse's teeth and a brain that was presumably reeling from kenophobia."
Translations[edit]
fear of empty spaces
|