symbolophobia
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From symbol + -o- + -phobia.
Noun
[edit]symbolophobia (uncountable)
- (medicine, rare) A fear of particular icons or symbols; systems that use symbolism, such as artificial intelligence; or that one's own speech or actions may be interpreted as having symbolic meanings.
- 1901, The Lutheran Quarterly, volume 31, page 231:
- It was a complete confessional somersault. In 1890 Dr. Parson seemed to have an attack of symbolophobia. Fortunately for him and the Church, it did not last long.
- 2013 July 9, G.B., “Re: The future of Spark . Spark 2014 : a wreckage”, in comp.lang.ada (Usenet):
- I guess we need to adapt to even more overloadings, since symbolophobia is part of Ada culture.