autophobia
Etymology
From auto- + -phobia.
autophobia means the morbid fear of being alone or of oneself. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
AUTOPHOBIA — [Noun] The morbid fear of being alone or isolated, often extending to a profound dread of oneself. From the combining form auto- (from Greek αὐτός, meaning "self" or "same") and -phobia (from Greek φόβος, meaning "fear"). Unlike "monophobia," which confines itself to the dread of solitude, or "misautia," which isolates self-hatred from the phobic dimension, autophobia is the chilling synthesis of both: the terror that the only company you cannot escape is the self you despise. It is the panicked breath echoing in an empty apartment, the physical recoil from one's own reflection in a silent window, and the phantom vibration in a pocket where no phone has buzzed for hours—a condition where the greatest solitude is the one found within.
noun
- The morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
- Self-hatred.
- Fear or dislike of automobiles.