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ergophobia

[ur-guh-foh-bee-uh]

noun

  1. Psychiatry.an irrational or disproportionate fear of or anxiety about work: Overtime, ergophobia, and burnout plague the tech sector.

    Researchers are studying ergophobia and other barriers stay-at-home moms may face when reentering the workforce.

    Overtime, ergophobia, and burnout plague the tech sector.

  2. Facetious.an aversion to work.

    How many hours of productivity are we losing to long weekends, ergophobia, and the Monday blues?



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Other Word Forms

  • ergophobic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ergophobia1

First recorded in 1905–10; ergo- 1 + -phobia
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Example Sentences

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Navarro has been on sick leave for almost a year and says he has developed ergophobia – a fear of the workplace – as a result of the situation.

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