kenophobia

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) +‎ -phobia

Noun

kenophobia (uncountable)

1. An abnormal fear of empty spaces.
   • 2015, Nina George, translated by Simon Pare, The Little Paris Bookshop, page 209:

     "You're not taking this seriously," Cuneo complained. "Just imagine if the love of your life turned out to be an illusion. With a horse's backside, a horse's teeth and a brain that was presumably reeling from kenophobia."

Translations

fear of empty spaces

• Icelandic: víðáttufælni f
• Swedish: kenofobi c