MONOPHOBIA

PRONUNCIATION: (mon-uh-FOH-bee-uh)

MEANING: noun: A fear of being alone.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek mono- (one) + -phobia (fear). Earliest documented use: 1880.
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MINOPHOBIA - fear of Cretan kings who sacrifice teenagers to monsters in labyrinths

MONOPHIBIA - having only one bone in the lower legs

ONOPHOBIA - fear of hearing bad news