Fear of money
Fear of money is known as?
- Chromophobia
- Chaetophobia
- Chrometophobia
- Ceraunophobia
Answer: Chrometophobia
Chrometophobia is the extreme fear of money. Also known as chrematophobia, it encompasses everything from the fear of spending money and the fear of thinking about money, to even the fear of touching money. It combines the Greek word “chermato”, which means “money”, and the Greek word “phobos”, which means “fear”.
Chromophobia – Chromophobia (also known as chromatophobia) is a persistent, irrational fear of, or aversion to, colors.
Chaetophobia – Chaetophobia is a rare phobia which causes an irrational, abnormal and persistent fear of hair.
Ceraunophobia – Ceraunophobia (from cerauno, Greek for thunder, lightning, thunderbolt) or keraunophobia, is the irrational fear of thunder and lightning, or in other words fear of thunderstorms.