amaxophobia

English

Etymology

Formed in English from the Ancient Greek ἅμαξα (hámaxa, “waggon”) + the -phobia, the latter element itself deriving from the Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía). The etymologically consistent spelling is *hamaxophobia, but that spelling is not attested outside word-lists and dictionaries.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

amaxophobia (uncountable)

1. Fear of being in or riding in a vehicle.
   • 1908, Charles Hamilton Hughes, The Alienist and Neurologist, volume 29, page 65:

     I have known of at least two well marked instances of amaxophobia originating in the fright of being run away with and the effect of the shock abiding with them throughout the after life […]

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:amaxophobia.

Hyponyms

• motorphobia

Related terms

• amaxophobic

Translations

fear of riding in a vehicle

• Catalan: amaxofòbia f
• German: Amaxophobie f, Fahrangst f
• Italian: amaxofobia (it) f
• Portuguese: amaxofobia (pt) f
• Spanish: amaxofobia (es) f