psychrophobia
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]psychrophobia (uncountable)
- (rare) An abnormal sensitivity to, or fear of cold
- 1876, Mary Mapes Dodge, Theophilus and Others[1]:
- One bright, icy afternoon–shall I ever forget it?–while little Philly, at the prospect of a bath, was suffering under a severe attack of Psychrophobia, the baby, held in Aggy's now careful arms, was gazing through the window panes.