algophobia

[al-guh-foh-bee-uh]

noun

Psychiatry.

1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of pain.

algophobia

/ ˌælɡəˈfəʊbɪə /

noun

1. psychiatry an acute fear of experiencing or witnessing bodily pain

Other Word Forms

• algophobic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of algophobia¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; algo- + -phobia