# petronoia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Fear and/or paranoia due to the economics of oil and petroleum.

## Etymology
Coined by Ben Brockwell, editor-in-chief of the Oil Price Information Service. Blend of petroleum + paranoia.

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