taphephobia

taphephobia
1. A fear of graves
2. Fear of being buried alive

Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.

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  • Taphephobia — Fear of being buried alive. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. Phobias can be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy using exposure and fear… …   Medical dictionary

  • taphephobia — /taf euh foh bee euh/, n. Psychiatry. an abnormal fear of being buried alive. [ < Gk taphé grave + PHOBIA] * * * …   Universalium

  • taphephobia — noun the fear of being buried alive …   Wiktionary

  • taphephobia — fear of being buried alive Phobias …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • taphephobia — n. unnatural fear of being buried alive …   English contemporary dictionary

  • taphephobia — taph·e·pho·bia …   English syllables

  • taphephobia —   n. dread of being buried alive …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Taphephobia —    An intense fear of being buried alive …   The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology

  • taphephobia — noun a morbid fear of being buried alive • Hypernyms: ↑simple phobia …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fear of being buried alive — An abnormal and persistent fear of being buried alive is called taphephobia. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. Phobias can be treated with… …   Medical dictionary

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