ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Thanatophobiac

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Thanatophobiac is a noun meaning (medicine) One affected by thanatophobia; a person with a morbid dread of death.

Meaning

(medicine) One affected by thanatophobia; a person with a morbid dread of death.

Example Sentences

Witry says that from his own practice he believes thanatophobiacs are almost always from the professional or upper middle classes, those from the lower classes meeting death with more stoicism than those of the upper.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include thanatophobe, thanatophobia, thanatophile, thanatist, thanatophilia, necrophobe.

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