chronometrophobia

From Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”) (compare English chronometer (“device for measuring time”)) +‎ -phobia.

chronometrophobia (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of chronomentrophobia.
   • 2000 September 22, Samantha Ellis, “Last Chance”, in Evening Standard, London, section “Exhibition”, page 60:

     The exhibition includes timepieces built into swords or masquerading as medicine cases, as well as paintings and watercolours about time in general. […] Those who don’t suffer from chronometrophobia (fear of clocks), should find this exhibition satisfyingly intriguing.

   • 2012, Richard J. Atkinson, Animal Pursuits, →ISBN:

     Perhaps they've developed chronometrophobia. Then again, she might have fallen out of the nest once too often as a chick, or maybe the constant tick tock has taken its toll.

   • 2018, Arthur Nahill, Murmurations, Auckland: Two Hemispheres Poetry, →ISBN:

     One (Echolocation; Multitudes; The rooms we leave; Athazagoraphobia; Magician dreams; Housefly; Inchoate; Memory as diagnosis; Heroes; Superstitions; A brief history of salt; Chronometrophobia; Claustrophobia)

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:chronometrophobia.