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'''Pantophobia''' was the [[fear]] of everything. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] suggested that one could mistake it for a fear of [[pants]], though as he noted, since pantophobia was a fear of everything, it would undoubtedly ''include'' pants. [[George (Night Terrors)|George]] was an apparent sufferer of the disorder. ([[TV]]: ''[[Night Terrors]]'')
'''Pantophobia''' was the [[fear]] of everything. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] suggested that one could mistake it for a fear of [[pants]], though as he noted, since pantophobia was a fear of everything, it would undoubtedly ''include'' pants. [[George (Night Terrors)|George]] was an apparent sufferer of the disorder. ([[TV]]: ''[[Night Terrors]]'')
The writers got their terms wrong.  Pantophobia is actually the absence of all fear.  Panphobia is the fear of everything.  The two conditions are opposites of each other.


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Revision as of 22:40, 14 January 2020

Pantophobia

Pantophobia was the fear of everything. The Eleventh Doctor suggested that one could mistake it for a fear of pants, though as he noted, since pantophobia was a fear of everything, it would undoubtedly include pants. George was an apparent sufferer of the disorder. (TV: Night Terrors)

The writers got their terms wrong. Pantophobia is actually the absence of all fear. Panphobia is the fear of everything. The two conditions are opposites of each other.