psychrophobia
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prettygoodwordpsychrophobia (sai-kroh-FOH-bee-uh) - n., an abnormal sensitivity to or fear of cold.
As a desert-dwelling creature, I can sympathize. Compare also psychrophilic, thriving at (relatively) low temperatures. Like most phobias, coined from Ancient Greek roots, in this case surprisingly long ago in 1727, from psukhrós, cold/frozen + phóbos, fear.
---L.
As a desert-dwelling creature, I can sympathize. Compare also psychrophilic, thriving at (relatively) low temperatures. Like most phobias, coined from Ancient Greek roots, in this case surprisingly long ago in 1727, from psukhrós, cold/frozen + phóbos, fear.
---L.
