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Definition of Taphephobia
1. Noun. A morbid fear of being buried alive.
Definition of Taphephobia
1. Noun. the fear of being buried alive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taphephobia
Literary usage of Taphephobia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pathology of Emotions: Physiological and Clinical Studies by Charles Féré (1899)
"... were seized by a morbid emotivity of which one finds now only the most modest
traces. The fear of being interred alive (taphephobia, ..."
2. The Pathology of Emotions: Physiological and Clinical Studies by Charles Féré (1899)
"The fear of being interred alive (taphephobia, Morselli) is a chimerical fear
which is nowise motived by the frequency of the accident. ..."
3. An Outline of Abnormal Psychology by James Winfred Bridges (1919)
"... of some particular disease (eg syphilis). n. Phobophobia, fear of fear, ie
fear that one will be afraid, o. taphephobia, fear of being buried alive, p. ..."
4. An Outline of Abnormal Psychology by James Winfred Bridges (1921)
"... fear of sinning. r. Phobophobia, fear of fear, fear that one will be afraid.
s. taphephobia, fear of being buried alive. t. ..."
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