Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A morbid fear of death.
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- noun Fear of
dying
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- noun a morbid fear of death
Etymologies
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Examples
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More of us are petrified of public speaking (glossophobia) than of death (thanatophobia).
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Necrophobia and thanatophobia are allied maladies, one being the fear of dead bodies and the other the fear of death itself.
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Necrophobia and thanatophobia are allied maladies, one being the fear of dead bodies and the other the fear of death itself.
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"Usually, fear is experienced when there is a threat to an individual's life, it is directed at the source of perceived or actual danger, while thanatophobia appears regardless of a threat to existence, and its essence is always linked to death."
Pravda.Ru 2010
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According to Chausovsky, thanatophobia is spread among residents of metropolises.
Pravda.Ru 2010
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"Usually, fear is experienced when there is a threat to an individual's life, it is directed at the source of perceived or actual danger, while thanatophobia appears regardless of a threat to existence, and its essence is always linked to death."
Pravda.Ru 2010
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"Everyone is afraid of death, but those suffering from thanatophobia are afraid of the unknown," Ponomaryov explains.
Pravda.Ru 2010
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"Everyone is afraid of death, but those suffering from thanatophobia are afraid of the unknown," Ponomaryov explains.
Pravda.Ru 2010
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According to Chausovsky, thanatophobia is spread among residents of metropolises.
Pravda.Ru 2010
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"Usually, fear is experienced when there is a threat to an individual's life, it is directed at the source of perceived or actual danger, while thanatophobia appears regardless of a threat to existence, and its essence is always linked to death."
Pravda.Ru 2010
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