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Nomophobia

Fear of being away from a mobile phone

Sherwyn has a serious case of nomophobia

by ravi001 July 30, 2015


Nomophobia

No-mo-pho-bia (\,nô-mə-`fô-bç-ə\) noun : an exaggerated, inexplicable, and illogical fear being without a mobile device, power source, or service area.

Origin: Dubbed by British experts who claim that state that fifty-three percent of mobile users, with forty-eight percent women and 58 percent of men questioned in their study admitted to experience feelings of anxiety when they run out of a battery or credit, lose their phone, or have no network coverage.

Urban Dictionary usage: “My phone don’t work no mo. I think I have nomophobia

by Craig St. John March 31, 2008

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Nomophobia

The fear of being out of mobile phone contact, hence NO MObile phone contact

Guy 1: Want to go camping in the canyon?
Guy 2: No, I have nomophobia

by dragonson04 June 23, 2010

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Nomophobia

Short for no-mobile-phone phobia, this is the constant fear of not having service and according to researchers in the UK a whopping 50% of people have it. Third world…we apologize.

-"i LITERALLY cant survive without my phone i have Nomophobia the fear of no service or phones!"

by LightningThunda November 3, 2014

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Nomophobia

A phobia where people have a rational fear of having their mobile phone not with or taken away from them.
This word was invented in the year 2008 be a research company in the U.K. named "YouGov" an internet market research company.

Nomophobia in its full form is NO MObile PHone PhoBIA

by SkyBeetle July 11, 2022


Nomophobia

Something most people have nowadays, the fear of losing cell phone service

Girl: OH MY GOD I CANT SEND A MESSAGE?
Guy: So..your point is..?
Girl: WE'RE GOING TO DIE!
Guy: Its just your nomophobia talking

by EmmyIsMyMiddleName July 11, 2015

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nomophobia

Fear of being away from a mobile phone.

That guy has serious nomophobia.

by S. Dawg March 31, 2008

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