cosmophobia

English

Etymology

From cosmo- +‎ -phobia.

Noun

cosmophobia (uncountable)

1. The fear or dread of outer space.
   • 1971, Rumanian review: Volume 25:

     The cosmophobia is only a symptom. It is not we who fly into outer space; it is outer space that should come down to the earth.

   • 2012, Brian Aldiss, The Dark Light Years:

     As well as having an exploratory function, these flights were calculated to relieve cosmophobia.

Derived terms

• cosmophobic