Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kathisophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kathiso-pho-bia
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The irrational fear of sitting down.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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 (kathisophobia)."
"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..."
"What if I suffer from kathisophobia?"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καθίζω (kathízō, “sit down”) + -phobia.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: καθίζω
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does kathisophobia mean?: The irrational fear of sitting down.
Where does kathisophobia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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