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chreosophobia 

Irrational fear of getting in debt.

Etymology: χρέος (Greek for debt) (Romanised to chréos) + phobia.
After their sovereign debt crisis an the Grexit dilemma, the people of Greece became sufferers of chreosophobia.
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chreosophobia 

chreosophobia
Irrational fear of getting in debt.
Etymology: χρέος (Greek for debt) (Romanised to chréos) + phobia.
After their sovereign debt crisis an the Grexit dilemma, the people of Greece became sufferers of chreosophobia.

chromophobia 

Fear of colours
I had a fear of chromophobia, I hated people when they showed me colours.
chromophobia by its the amigos January 28, 2021

Chromophobia 

What an LGBTQIA++ person feels when confronted with actual human biology.
Biology professor: “Can anyone be smarter than a Supreme Court justice and define a woman?”
Student 1: “A human female that has XX chromosomes.”
Non-binary Intersexual: *stops ears* “Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Genders are fluid!” *starts yoga routine*
Student: “Dang, they/them must have chromophobia”
Chromophobia by NoSugar April 11, 2022

chronophobia 

the fear of time and the perception of it changing
person 1: I feel like time slows down sometimes and it scares me
person 2: thats probably chronophobia

Chronophobia

Chronophobia is when someone excessively discriminates based on age. "Chrono” meaning time/age.
“Phobic” means discriminatory hate.
You're tryna kick me out of BJJ (Brazilian Jitsu) for sparring with the teenagers? What's with the chronophobia?!
Chronophobia by Jester Zerubbabel December 11, 2025