chronophobia
/ˌkrɒnəˈfəʊbiə/noun
उच्चारण क्रॉनफ़ोबिअ
समय-भय, समय बीतने का अत्यधिक डर
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an extreme fear of time or of time passing
समय-भय, समय बीतने का अत्यधिक डर
- Chronophobia is sometimes found among prisoners serving long sentences.
- The psychologist said that chronophobia can make a person anxious about every passing year.
- Her chronophobia grew worse as her birthday approached.
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- He sought help for chronophobia.
- Chronophobia makes some people avoid clocks and calendars.
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One-word substitution
Chronophobia is the fear of time, from Greek khronos (time), as in chronology and chronic.
समय के डर को chronophobia कहते हैं, जो Greek शब्द khronos (समय) से बना है, जैसे chronology और chronic में।