Lyssophobia
[lis-uh-foh-bee-uh] /ˌlɪs əˈfoʊ bi ə/
noun, Psychiatry.
1.
a pathological fear of going insane.
noun
a fear of going insane; a fear of rabies or of going insane from rabies
Word Origin
Greek lyssa ‘rage, frenzy’
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