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The fear of money, spending money, or having too much or not enough money..
In other words, they are "cheap," and if fear of spending small amounts of money is a form of chrematophobia, then phobias abound in the world.
While most would take wealth if it were offered, and chrematophobia (a morbid fear of money) is practically unheard of, most people limit their rise to riches by both their emotional immaturities and their sensibilities and humanness.
The fear of money, clinically named chrematophobia, is perhaps the most widely known financial fear. At its extreme, chrematophobia produces symptoms such as dizziness, perspiration, loss of breath, nausea, dry mouth, heart palpitations, and the inability to think clearly.
Use chrematophobia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Chrematophobia means The fear of money, spending money, or having too much or not enough money..
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In other words, they are "cheap," and if fear of spending small amounts of money is a form of chrematophobia, then phobias abound in the world.
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