cryophobia
Fear of freezing
Cryophobia is an irrational fear of cold, ice, or freezing temperatures.
Someone with cryophobia may avoid cold weather, refrigerators, or icy surfaces.
The term combines Greek roots for frost and fear, and appears mainly in clinical or psychological contexts: Her cryophobia made winter unbearable.
Cold sensation or relaxation
- freezingExtremely cold
- frostThin ice coating
- iceWater's solid form
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
winter · blizzard · refrigeration · air-conditioning · freezer · cold-weather · cold-water · drafts
Persistent apprehensive distress
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
sweating · hyperventilation · nervousness · distress · avoidance · recoil · fight-or-flight · shivering
Deliberately keep away
- evadeEscape by cunning
- escapeFlight from captivity
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
circumvent · withdraw · retreat · flee · abstain · refrain · overdressing · migration
Reduced response over time
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
chill
Cold sensation or relaxation
snow · winter · blizzard · refrigeration · air-conditioning · freezer · cold-weather · cold-water · drafts · windchill
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
trembling · sweating · hyperventilation · nervousness · distress · avoidance · recoil · fight-or-flight · shivering · goosebumps
shun
Deliberately keep away
sidestep · circumvent · withdraw · retreat · flee · abstain · refrain · overdressing · migration · relocation
desensitization
Reduced response over time
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
thermophobia
Morbid dread of warmth
cryophobiathermophobia
Morbid dread of warmth
cold tolerance · cold comfort · bravery · courage · fearlessness
cryogen, cryogenic, cryogenics, cryonics, cryotherapy, cryopreservation, cryostat, phobia, phobic