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Oikophobia
Oikophobia, also ecophobia, is a term used in psychiatry to refer to an aversion to home surroundings. It can also be used more generally to mean an abnormal fear of the home, or of the contents of a house. The term derives from the Greek words oikos, meaning household, house, or family, and phobia, meaning "fear . . . disproportional to the actual danger posed". In 1808 the poet and essayist Robert Southey used the word to describe a desire to leave home and travel. Southey's usage as a synonym for wanderlust was picked up by other nineteenth century writers. In a 2004 book, the word was adapted by the British conservative philosopher Roger Scruton to mean "the repudiation of inheritance and home." He argued that it is "a stage through which the adolescent mind normally passes", but that it is a feature of some, typically leftist, political impulses and ideologies which espouse xenophilia.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of oikophobia in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of oikophobia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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