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eremophobia

eremophobia noun: fear of solitude.

Noun

eremophobia (uncountable)

  1. fear of solitude
    • In our mobile society, where families are often spread across the states and neighbors are strangers, eremophobia is a constant complaint.1988, Robert J. Sternberg, Edward E. Smith, The Psychology of Human Thought, page 353

eremophobia meaning in Tamil

eremophobia in Tamil

தனிம அச்சம்

Origin of eremophobia

From Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “lonely, solitary”) + -phobia.

Questions about eremophobia

What does eremophobia mean?
Eremophobia means fear of solitude.
What is eremophobia in Tamil?
Eremophobia in Tamil is தனிம அச்சம். See Eremophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is eremophobia?
Eremophobia is a noun.

Words near eremophobia in the dictionary

  1. eremophila
  2. eremophilane
  3. eremophilanes
  4. eremophilas
  5. eremophilous
  6. eremophobia
  7. eremophyte
  8. eremophytes
  9. eremuri
  10. eremurus
  11. eremuruses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eremophobia (page history and authors); eremophobia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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