eremophobia

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “lonely, solitary”) +‎ -phobia

Noun

eremophobia (uncountable)

1. fear of solitude
   • 1988, Robert J. Sternberg, Edward E. Smith, The Psychology of Human Thought, page 353:

     In our mobile society, where families are often spread across the states and neighbors are strangers, eremophobia is a constant complaint.