# nostophobia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A fear of, or aversion to, returning to one's home.
2. An aversion to the past, the antithesis of nostalgia.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, “a return home”) + -phobia.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nostophobia