frigophobia

English

Etymology

From Latin frīgus (“cold”) +‎ -phobia.

Noun

frigophobia (uncountable)

1. An abnormal and persistent fear of becoming cold, or freezing. It can also be fear of falling on ice.
   • 2003, Wen-Shing Tseng, Clinician's Guide to Cultural Psychiatry‎^[1], →ISBN, page 98:

     Frigophobia, or "morbid fear of catching cold", is a clinical condition described by Chinesse psychiatrists as a culture-related syndrome of the Chinese (Rin, 1966).