metathesiophobia

English

Etymology

See metathesis and -phobia.

Noun

metathesiophobia (uncountable)

1. (rare) The persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of change.
   • 2007, Susan Vaught, Big Fat Manifesto‎^[1], →ISBN, page 145:

     Then, metathesiophobia, fear of change.

   • 2008, Gérald Zaltman, Lindsay H. Zaltman, Marketing Metaphoria: What Deep Metaphors Reveal About the Minds of Consumers‎^[2], →ISBN, page 4:

     There is a related fear, metathesiophobia, the fear of change.

   • 2009, Amy Jones, What Boys Like: And Other Stories‎^[3]:

     I felt myself growing dizzy. “I can't,” I whispered. “Meta . . . metathesiophobia.” Maggie sighed impatiently.