chorophobia
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “dance”) + -phobia.
Noun
[edit]chorophobia (uncountable)
- The fear of dancing.
- 2010, Lia Weston, The Fortunes of Ruby White, →ISBN:
- The woman leaned forward and addressed Ruby in a whisper. “Are you here for venustraphobia, chorophobia, porphyrophobia, or an audio disorder?”
- 2013 August 10, Christina Devereaux, “Are You Afraid to Dance?”, in Psychology Today[1]:
- In fact, one may be surprised to hear that there are people that actually suffer from a phobia, chorophobia, the “fear of dancing” where symptoms of panic attacks and complete avoidance of social situations where dancing is involved are common.