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ergophobia

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ergophobia
a hatred of work.
See also: Work
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A fifth of those quizzed yearned for a more fulfilling job, while five million people suffer from ergophobia - a fear of work.
PERM FAVOURITE; Hairdressers say they've got best jobs by The Mirror (London, England)
Other strange phobias include Metrophobia (fear of poetry), Pogonophobia (fear of beards), Rhytiphobia (fear of getting wrinkles), Ergophobia (fear of work) and Paraskavadekatriaphobia (fear of Friday the 13th).
JUST ASK by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Gareth Evans Lowestoft, Suffolk My Latin lies were all Greek to the boss ON THE two occasions I had to make excuses for not being on duty I said I suffered from ergophobia and myofibrositis lethargica.
BAN MINES IN MEMORY OF DI by Dipple, Jo / The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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