Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An abnormal fear of crowds.
Wiktionary
- n. A phobia, or fear, of mob-like crowds, as opposed to simply open spaces like agoraphobia or large crowds as with enochlophobia.
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek ὄχλος ("crowd") + -phobia. (Wiktionary)
- Greek okhlos, crowd; + -phobia. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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mialuthien ochlophobia – the fear of crowds (mobs) Jul 26, 2008