Etymograph

English

demophobia

Demophobia comes from Ancient Greek δῆμος ‘common people’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῆμος1‘common people’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2003demophobia1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English demophobia
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2003, The Daily Telegraph: “Those who suffer enochlophobia, demophobia or ochlophobia–the fear of…”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEδῆμοςWiktionary, English demophobia‘common people’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2003demophobiaWiktionary, English demophobia. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2003, The Daily Telegraph: “Those who suffer enochlophobia, demophobia or ochlophobia–the fear of…”

Linked words

through Ancient Greek δῆμος ‘common people’

democratic, academic, democracy, democrat, pandemic, endemic, demos, demography, demiurge, demotic, 26 more

Today it means

noun A phobia, or fear, of crowds, masses, or people.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “demophobia”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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