QOTD | English | One Word Substitution

Question of The Day16-10-2019

Direction: Select the most appropriate word for the given group of words.

Fear of doing work

Answer

Correct Answer : d ) Ergophobia

Explanation :

The fear of doing work is called Ergophobia. The term “Ergophobia” is also used for fear of work environment or fear of finding employment.

For Example, People who have ergophobia have an irrational fear of work or work environment.

Hence, (d) is the correct answer.

For Reference:

Claustrophobia is an extreme fear of confined places.
Panphobia is the fear of everything.
Phobophobia is the fear of phobias.
Nomophobia is the irrational fear of being without your mobile phone.

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