Pronounced: LIH-krish (alt LIK-kuh-rish), adj
Notes: Not what I thought
Yesterday’s word
The word monophobia means (as you may have figured out) “fear of being alone”
First usage
The word came into being in the late 1800s
Background / Comments
The word comes from two pretty well-known Greek words: mono- (one) and -phobia (fear). This sounds like a pretty terrible phobia, as most people are alone at some point in their lives.
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