Thanatophobia
[than-uh-tuh-foh-bee-uh] /ˌθæn ə təˈfoʊ bi ə/
noun, Psychiatry.
1.
an abnormal fear of death.
noun
a fear of death
Word Origin
Greek thanato- ‘death’
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