Ponophobia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fear of overwork. uncountable

    "In the meantime, since your editor suffers slightly from ponophobia (fear of work), you can help by sending in your questions and answers, thus keeping "The Exchange" from the dread complaint of kenophobia (fear of emptiness)!"

Synonyms

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ergasiophobiaergasiophobiaergophobiaergophobia

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"In the meantime, since your editor suffers slightly from ponophobia (fear of work), you can help by sending in your questions and answers, thus keeping "The Exchange" from the dread complaint of kenophobia (fear of emptiness)!"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos, “fatigue”) + -phobia.

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