ergophobia means an irrational fear of or aversion to work. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “ergophobia” is a great word
ERGOPHOBIA — [Noun] An irrational, persistent fear of or aversion to work. From the Greek ergon ("work") and phobos ("fear, dread"); coined in 1905 by the British physician Dr. William Dunnett Spanton. Unlike "laziness" (which implies a general disinclination to exert effort) or "workaholism" (which denotes a compulsive need to work excessively), ergophobia is a clinical paralysis of dread. It is the cold sweat before the factory gate, the visceral recoil from the scent of printer toner, and the profound somatic nausea at the thought of a pending task—a stark testament to the mind's capacity to turn daily necessity into terror.
Etymology
From ergo- + -phobia.
noun
- An irrational fear of or aversion to work