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taphephobia

[taf-uh-foh-bee-uh]

noun Psychiatry.

an abnormal fear of being buried alive.

Origin:
< Greek taphḗ grave + -phobia

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taphephobia (ˌtæfɪˈfəʊbɪə)

—n
	med a pathological fear of being buried alive

[from Greek taphos grave + -phobia]

taphe'phobic

—*adj*

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