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necrophobia

(nek′rə fō′bē ə)

noun

an abnormal fear of death or of dead bodies

Origin: necro- + -phobia

See necrophobia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An abnormal fear of death or corpses.

Related Forms:

necˌro·phoˈbic adjective

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