- autophoby
- autophoby /ö-tofˈə-bi/noun (rare)A shrinking from making any reference to oneselfORIGIN: Gr autos self, and phobos fear• • •autophōˈbia nounFear of (being by) oneself
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Autophoby — Au*toph o*by, n. [Auto + Gr. ? fear.] Fear of one s self; fear of being egotistical. [R.] Hare. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
autophobia — (n.) fear of referring to oneself, 1845 (as autophoby), from Gk. autos self (see AUTO (Cf. auto )) + phobia fear (see PHOBIA (Cf. phobia)) … Etymology dictionary
autophobia — ˌȯd.əˈfōbēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from aut + phobia : morbid fear of solitude * * * autophōˈbia noun Fear of (being by) oneself • • • Main Entry: ↑autophoby … Useful english dictionary
