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workphobia

workphobia noun: aversion to working.

Noun

workphobia (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard) Aversion to working.
    • I examined a man who frequently feigned illness so he could stay home from work. When he asked what was wrong with him, I answered, "You have a bad case of lazyosis with acute symptoms of workphobia, are in an advanced stage of idlingitis, and suffer constantly from fearemia of activity."—L.J.1954 November 15, “Damning Diagnosis”, in Modern Medicine, volume 22, number 22, Minneapolis, M.N.: Modern Medicine Publications, Inc., page 252

Origin of workphobia

From work + -phobia.

Questions about workphobia

What does workphobia mean?
Workphobia means aversion to working.
What part of speech is workphobia?
Workphobia is a noun.

Words near workphobia in the dictionary

  1. workpaper
  2. workpapers
  3. workpeople
  4. workperson
  5. workpersons
  6. workphobia
  7. workphobic
  8. workpiece
  9. workpieces
  10. workplace
  11. workplace nurseries

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