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Noun

1. 1
   The fear of poverty or poor people; antipathy toward them; both. uncountable

   "Piggy banks are helpful for persons with "peniaphobia," an abnormal fear of poverty."

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aporophobiamiserliness

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"Piggy banks are helpful for persons with "peniaphobia," an abnormal fear of poverty."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πενία (penía, “poverty”) + -phobia. Related to Latin penuria (“poverty”).

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