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Nachlophobianok-luh-foh-bee-uh

n. The fear that your deepest connections with people are ultimately pretty shallow, that although your relationships feel congenial in the moment, an audit of your life would reveal a smattering of low-interest holdings and uninvested windfall profits, which will indicate you were never really at risk of joy, sacrifice, or loss.

Etymology

Greek avaxAdc (anachléds), loosely held together + -cbofia (-phobia), fear. May also appear as apomakrysmenophobia.

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