Ponophobia

Quick meaning: Ponophobia is a noun meaning A fear of overwork.

Meaning

A fear of overwork.

Example Sentences

Suddenly, you get a disconcerting attack of ponophobia, the dread of overworking or of pain.

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.

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)!

Synonyms for ponophobia

Depending on context, synonyms include ergophobia, ergasiophobia.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include odynophobia, psychophobia, batophobia, photophonophobia, phonophotophobia, hypnophobia.

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