kenophobia

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Etymology[edit]

Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, empty) +‎ -phobia

Noun[edit]

kenophobia (uncountable)

  1. 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."

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