eremophobia

English

Etymology

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

Noun

eremophobia (uncountable)

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