ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Workphobic

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Workphobic is an adjective meaning (nonstandard) Averse to working.

Meaning

(nonstandard) Averse to working.

Example Sentences

Guilt thus renders us productive and unproductive, workaholic and workphobic – a conflict that might explain the extreme and even violent lengths to which people sometimes will go, whether by scapegoating others or sacrificing themselves, to be rid of what many people consider the most unbearable emotion.
"If Steve was treated like a person instead of a machine and paid fairly for the amount of work he was expected to put out, I would have fully supported him staying on at GX," said Bowling's wife on reddit recently, in response to a critical fan. "As far as him being workphobic? He also maintains (and has since before [GameXplain]) a corporate 9-5 career... while also helping to raise four children. Trust me, he's extremely hard working."

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