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koinophobia

koinophobia noun: the fear of having lived an ordinary, mundane life.

Noun

koinophobia (uncountable)

  1. (neologism, rare) The fear of having lived an ordinary, mundane life.
  2. (neologism, rare) The fear of being perceived as boring or uninteresting.

Origin of koinophobia

Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common, general”) and the modern English suffix -phobia, itself from the Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía, “fear”).

Questions about koinophobia

What does koinophobia mean?
Koinophobia means the fear of having lived an ordinary, mundane life.
What part of speech is koinophobia?
Koinophobia is a noun.

Words near koinophobia in the dictionary

  1. koinon
  2. koinonia
  3. koinonias
  4. koinons
  5. koinophilia
  6. koinophobia
  7. koiné
  8. koinéisation
  9. koinéisations
  10. koinéization
  11. koinéizations

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