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rhytiphobia

noun

  1. The fear of getting wrinkles.

    rare, uncountable

    Now, rhytiphobia, the fear of getting wrinkles, is a phobia that I can understand. Although I have been using moisturizer on my face for years, I still have those fine and not-so-fine lines appearing.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥῠτῐ́ς (rhŭtĭ́s, “wrinkle”) + -phobia.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry rhytiphobia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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