amaxophobia

Meaning

Noun

• Fear of being in or riding in a vehicle.

Related

Narrower meaning words

• motorphobia

Origin

• Formed in English from the Ancient Greek ἅμαξα + the , the latter element itself deriving from the Ancient Greek -φοβία. The etymologically consistent spelling is *hamaxophobia, but that spelling is not attested outside word-lists and dictionaries.