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chronophobe

French, noun/kʁɔ.nɔ.fɔb/

chronophobe is a French feminine noun meaning “chronophobic (one who fears time)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne ayant peur du temps”.

What does chronophobe mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculinechronophobic (one who fears time)

adjective

  1. 1

    chronophobic (time-fearing)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui a peur du temps.

noun: 1. Personne ayant peur du temps.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of chronophobe

  • chronophobes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce chronophobe?

  • /kʁɔ.nɔ.fɔb/
  • /kʁɔ.no.fɔb/
  • \kʁo.no.fɔb\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.