Nodrophobia

close-up of a stained shirt

Nodrophobia

n.
the fear of irrevocable actions and irreversible processes—knowing that a colorful shirt will fade a little more with every wash, that your tooth enamel is wearing away molecule by molecule, never to grow back.

Greek μονόδρομος (monódromos), one-way street + -φοβία (-phobía), fear. Pronounced “noh-droh-foh-bee-uh.”

Rookish

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Galagog

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Boorance

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Nemotia

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Deep Gut

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Solysium

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Fitching

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Ironsick

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Idlewild

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Nodrophobia

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Evertheless

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Tarrion

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