Motorphobia

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fear or dislike of automobiles or riding in one. uncountable

    "As a child with motorphobia, she used to grab her father's hand at the slightest sound of an approaching vehicle."

Example

More examples

"As a child with motorphobia, she used to grab her father's hand at the slightest sound of an approaching vehicle."

Etymology

From motor + -phobia.

More for "motorphobia"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.