ochlophobia
ochlophobia noun: a phobia, or fear, of mob-like crowds, as opposed to simply open spaces like agoraphobia or large crowds as with enochlophobia.
Noun
ochlophobia (uncountable)
- A phobia, or fear, of mob-like crowds, as opposed to simply open spaces like agoraphobia or large crowds as with enochlophobia.
- Those who suffer enochlophobia, demophobia or ochlophobia–the fear of crowds–are not being entirely irrational.2003 January 31, The Daily Telegraph, Sydney
ochlophobia meaning in Tamil
ochlophobia in Tamil
- கூட்ட அச்சம், மக்கள் திரளச்சம்
Origin of ochlophobia
From Ancient Greek ὄχλος (ókhlos, “crowd”) + -phobia, equivalent to ochlo- + -phobia.
Questions about ochlophobia
- What does ochlophobia mean?
- Ochlophobia means a phobia, or fear, of mob-like crowds, as opposed to simply open spaces like agoraphobia or large crowds as with enochlophobia.
- What is ochlophobia in Tamil?
- Ochlophobia in Tamil is கூட்ட அச்சம், மக்கள் திரளச்சம். See Ochlophobia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ochlophobia?
- Ochlophobia is a noun.
Words near ochlophobia in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ochlophobia (page history and authors); ochlophobia (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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