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Telephobia 

Fear of communicating long distance (not just on the phone).

This word has the greek prefix "tele" that means distant communication, and phobia, which means fear.
I don't like communicating over a long distance because I could embarrass myself because I don't know much about the other countries that they live in. I think I have telephobia.
Telephobia by phillips1012 December 14, 2012
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telephobia 

i would call you but, i have telephobia.
telephobia by &Megan; March 17, 2006
Word of the Day on June 12, 2012

telephobia 

The fear of things that are far away.
Alpha Centauri freaks me out man!!!

That is because you have telephobia. Also you are on drugs.
telephobia by iddles December 16, 2012

Terminatrix Telephobia 

A phobia in which the person has a paralyzing fear of answering the phone believing that it may cause him/her to exit The Matrix.

This is one of the more recent phobias that has come to light, with an obvious connection to the Matrix movie trilogy.

In these films people from the real world are able to "jack in" to the Matrix a ficitonal simulated version of Earth as it once was. These people then exit the Matrix via ringing telephones that their "operators" send them to. It can only be assumed that said operators stream a code of some sort into the ringing phone that allows people to break connection with the Matrix.

People with this phobia may also innately be afraid of large underground cave orgies
I don't hangout with James anymore because I can never get him on the phone to make plans. Ever since he saw The Matrix he's been afflicted with Terminatrix Telephobia.

I don't think he likes the idea of a world where Keanu Reeves is seen as the last bastion of hope.

Teslaphobia 

A deep and abiding fear of Teslas.
We noticed that when little Albert was only about two years old that he was already suffering with severe Teslaphobia.
Teslaphobia by Dr Bunnygirl May 3, 2020

Tylerphobia 

The fear of goats or more specifically Tyler the goat.
When Tyler the goat does the renegade: Everyone:"AHHHHHHHH" = Tylerphobia BEGINS

telephobic

adj. Used to describe an individual who uses a phone for all purposes other than conversation (text, email, etc.).
My friend is so telephobic, she'll text through an entire conversation rather than use a telephone for its intended purpose!
telephobic by RS R June 10, 2008