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commitmentphobia

commitmentphobia noun: a reluctance to, or fear of, committing oneself to a romantic relationship.

Noun

commitmentphobia (usually uncountable, plural commitmentphobias)

  1. (informal, usually) A reluctance to, or fear of, committing oneself to a romantic relationship.

Forms of commitmentphobia

pluralcommitmentphobias
alternative formcommitment-phobia

Origin of commitmentphobia

From commitment + -phobia.

Questions about commitmentphobia

What does commitmentphobia mean?
Commitmentphobia means a reluctance to, or fear of, committing oneself to a romantic relationship.
What part of speech is commitmentphobia?
Commitmentphobia is a noun.
What is the plural of commitmentphobia?
The plural of commitmentphobia is commitmentphobias.

Words near commitmentphobia in the dictionary

  1. commitment-phobias
  2. commitment-phobic
  3. commitmentless
  4. commitmentphobe
  5. commitmentphobes
  6. commitmentphobia
  7. commitmentphobias
  8. commitmentphobic
  9. commitmentphobics
  10. commitments
  11. commitology

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