What does ponophobia mean?
Ponophobia means A fear of overwork..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A fear of overwork..
Those who are handicapped by ponophobia—a morbid fear of work—should go into some other line of work besides medicine. I have known some physicians who were afflicted with what I like to call acute intermittent ponophobia.
Suddenly, you get a disconcerting attack of ponophobia, the dread of overworking or of pain.
In the meantime, since your editor suffers slightly from ponophobia (fear of work), you can help by sending in your questions and answers, thus keeping "The Exchange" from the dread complaint of kenophobia (fear of emptiness)!
Use ponophobia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ponophobia means A fear of overwork..
Common synonyms include ergophobia, ergasiophobia.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Those who are handicapped by ponophobia—a morbid fear of work—should go into some other line of work besides medicine. I have known some physicians who were afflicted with what I like to call acute intermittent ponophobia.
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