A.Word.A.Day -- thanatophobia

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Jul 16, 2000

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Words to drop into conversations with a therapist

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trichotillomania
cathexis
arctophile
symbiosis
nisus
acedia
thanatophobia

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Ailments & afflictions

A.Word.A.Day

with Anu Garg

thanatophobia

(than-uh-tuh-FO-bee-uh)

noun: An abnormal fear of death.

[Thanato- death + -phobia.]

"Thanatophobia, a word meaning the fear of death and its trappings, supposedly is deeply buried within the American psyche. Under the shady trees of Clinton Oaks, fear seems unlikely."
Susan Jakobsene; Cemetery in Caretaker's Thoughtful Hands; Tulsa World (Oklahoma); Oct 27, 1999.

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Children aren't happy without something to ignore, And that's what parents were created for. -Ogden Nash, poet (1902-1971)

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