"petronoia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by Ben Brockwell, editor-in-chief of the Oil Price Information Service. Blend of petroleum + paranoia. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|petroleum|paranoia}} Blend of petroleum + paranoia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} petronoia (uncountable)
  1. (rare) Fear and/or paranoia due to the economics of oil and petroleum. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-petronoia-en-noun-vKA8Mqw9 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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