"kenophobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + -phobia Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|κενός||empty}} Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”), {{suffix|en||phobia}} + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kenophobia (uncountable)
  1. An abnormal fear of empty spaces. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phobias Translations (fear of empty spaces): víðáttufælni [feminine] (Icelandic), kenofobi [common-gender] (Swedish)

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