commitment phobian.

Brit.

/kəˌmɪtm(ə)nt ˈfəʊbɪə/, U.S.

/kəˌmɪtm(ə)nt ˈfoʊbiə/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: commitment n., -phobia comb. form.

Etymology: < commitment n. + -phobia comb. form, perhaps after commitment-phobe n. or commitment-phobic adj. Compare later commitment-phobic n.

Resistance or aversion to the commitment involved in a long-term romantic relationship (cf. commitment n. 7c). Now also (more generally): resistance or aversion to making a commitment to any decision, course of action, etc.

ΚΠ

1981 Washington Post 1 June c5/4 Commitment phobia is a particular problem for people between the ages of 25 and 35. They see the divorce and palimony phenomenon, and equate being committed with being entrapped.

1990 L. Ashner & M. Meyerson When Parents Love Too Much vi. 112 I don't want to spend years curing some man of his commitment phobia.

2008 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 6 Dec. 34 A characteristic Australian commitment phobia, so that even the vague ‘60 per cent by 2050’ reduction targets are hedged by verbiage like ‘Australia will make its fair contribution’ to a global solution.

2014 Independent (Nexis) 23 Sept. (Features section) 40 She sounds as though she has commitment phobia. Be straight with her and tell her that you need proof of some kind of commitment, even if it is just being friends.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	commitment phobia
释义	commitment phobian. Brit. /kəˌmɪtm(ə)nt ˈfəʊbɪə/, U.S. /kəˌmɪtm(ə)nt ˈfoʊbiə/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: commitment n., -phobia comb. form. Etymology: < commitment n. + -phobia comb. form, perhaps after commitment-phobe n. or commitment-phobic adj. Compare later commitment-phobic n. Resistance or aversion to the commitment involved in a long-term romantic relationship (cf. commitment n. 7c). Now also (more generally): resistance or aversion to making a commitment to any decision, course of action, etc. ΚΠ 1981 Washington Post 1 June c5/4 Commitment phobia is a particular problem for people between the ages of 25 and 35. They see the divorce and palimony phenomenon, and equate being committed with being entrapped. 1990 L. Ashner & M. Meyerson When Parents Love Too Much vi. 112 I don't want to spend years curing some man of his commitment phobia. 2008 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 6 Dec. 34 A characteristic Australian commitment phobia, so that even the vague ‘60 per cent by 2050’ reduction targets are hedged by verbiage like ‘Australia will make its fair contribution’ to a global solution. 2014 Independent (Nexis) 23 Sept. (Features section) 40 She sounds as though she has commitment phobia. Be straight with her and tell her that you need proof of some kind of commitment, even if it is just being friends. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1981
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