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n. - A morbid fear of developing an exaggerated and often disabling fear

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  • December 13th, 2007 at 10: 33 am jokerswild says: phobophobia is the fear of phobias. weird, huh?
  • "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself," he was admonishing America against "phobophobia," or, the fear of being afraid.
  • You see, it was not until some years later that I first heard about "phobophobia," but, I confess, I thought it meant fear of stuttering.
  • "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself," he was warning us against phobophobia, the fear of being afraid.
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