Home › Words › O › opiophobiaopiophobiaopiophobia means an aversion to prescribing opiates.EtymologyFrom opio- + -phobia.nounAn aversion to prescribing opiates.e.g.“The rise of opiophobia among clinicians could be one explanation. Additionally, as pointed out previously, health care professionals are frequently not trained to prescribe opioid analgesics.” — 2015 August 28, Darko Krnic et al., “National consumption of opioid and nonopioid analgesics in Croatia: 2007–2013”, in Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, volume 11, →DOI: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 88% match — Of, relating to, or affected by opiophobia—the aversion to prescribing or administering opiates for analgesia. vs opiophobia →opioidophobia 86% match — The aversion to prescribing, administering or taking opioid medications for fear of addiction. vs opiophobia →opiophilia 80% match — An inclination toward prescribing opiates. vs opiophobia →antiopium 65% match — Opposing the drug opium. vs opiophobia →antiopiumist 65% match — One who opposes the use of the drug opium. vs opiophobia →antiopiate 65% match — Counteracting an opiate. vs opiophobia →opiated 62% match — Treated with an opiate. vs opiophobia →nonopioid 62% match — Any drug that is not an opioid. vs opiophobia →