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单词 motorphobia
释义

motorphobian.

Brit. /ˌməʊtəˈfəʊbɪə/, U.S. /ˌmoʊdərˈfoʊbiə/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: motor n., -phobia comb. form.
Etymology: < motor n. + -phobia comb. form. Compare French motophobie (1905). Compare earlier motorphobe n.
A strong fear or hatred of motor vehicles.
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1983 R. Lederer in Verbatim Summer 21/2 Motorphobia, [fear of] motor vehicles.
1996 Glasgow (Herald) (Nexis) 17 Feb. 12 When automania collided with motorphobia everybody had to stick rigidly to his own side of the argument.
1997 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 19 Apr. 3 It sought to protect and advance the interests of early motorists in the teeth of a motorphobia more aggressive than the modern environmental variants.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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