Enochlophobia vs Ochlophobia - What's the difference?
enochlophobia | ochlophobia |
(rare) Fear of crowds.
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, year = 2003
, author=
, newspaper = The Daily Telegraph
, city = Sydney
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, passage= Those who suffer enochlophobia , demophobia or ochlophobia–the fear of crowds–are not being entirely irrational.
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A phobia, or fear, of mob-like crowds, as opposed to simply open spaces like agoraphobia or large crowds as with enochlophobia.
* {{quote-news
, date = January 31
, year = 2003
, author=
, newspaper = The Daily Telegraph
, city = Sydney
, url=
, passage= Those who suffer enochlophobia, demophobia or ochlophobia –the fear of crowds–are not being entirely irrational.
}}