Home › Words › A › algophobiaalgophobiaalgophobia means fear of pain.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + -phobia.nounFear of pain.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.opiophobic 68% match — Of, relating to, or affected by opiophobia—the aversion to prescribing or administering opiates for analgesia. vs algophobia →algophilia 66% match — pleasure from experiencing pain, especially sexually. vs algophobia →algogenic 65% match — Inducing pain. vs algophobia →algesia 65% match — sensitivity to pain vs algophobia →opioidophobia 63% match — The aversion to prescribing, administering or taking opioid medications for fear of addiction. vs algophobia →cephalalgiaphobia 63% match — Fear of headaches or getting headaches. vs algophobia →defecalgesiophobia 63% match — The fear of painful bowel movements. vs algophobia →phobophobia 63% match — The fear of fear; the fear of developing a phobia. vs algophobia →