kathisophobia
kathisophobia noun: the irrational fear of sitting down.
Noun
kathisophobia (uncountable)
- The irrational fear of sitting down.
- While sitting, which had become for him a symbol of his profession as a goldworker, the patient was overcome by a tormented feeling of fear which eventually forced him to jump up. Beduschi (Rivista di Patol nerv e ment, 1904; cited in Bing, 1923) referred to an intense fear of sitting...1995, P Sachdev, Akathisia and restless legs, →ISBN, page 5
- Although my second case is more susceptible to the interpretation suggested by Raymond and Janet, it is not identical to theirs. Their case is one of akathisia secondary to a phobia resulting from a specific occupational aboulia (kathisophobia), mine did not show any phobia...1995, Lad Haskovec, “New observations on akathisia”, in History of Psychiatry
kathisophobia meaning in Tamil
kathisophobia in Tamil
- கீழமர்தலச்சம், அமர்வு வெருளி
Origin of kathisophobia
From Ancient Greek καθίζω (kathízō, “sit down”) + -phobia.
Questions about kathisophobia
- What does kathisophobia mean?
- Kathisophobia means the irrational fear of sitting down.
- What is kathisophobia in Tamil?
- Kathisophobia in Tamil is கீழமர்தலச்சம், அமர்வு வெருளி. See Kathisophobia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is kathisophobia?
- Kathisophobia is a noun.
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