megalophobia

English

Etymology

From megalo- +‎ -phobia.

Noun

megalophobia (uncountable)

  1. The fear of large objects.
    • 2023 February 6, Christian Jarrett, “Megalophobia: Humanity's bizarre fear of large objects, explained by a psychologist”, in BBC Science Focus‎[1]:
      Because megalophobia itself isn't treated as a standalone distinct condition by psychiatrists, it means there isn't any formal data on how common it is. […] If you have megalophobia, the mere sight of a large object immediately triggers in you intense anxiety, and possibly panic, out of all proportion to the amount of danger that you're in.
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