Oikophobia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 (fear of household appliances, equipment, bathtubs, household chemicals, and other common objects in the home).[1] 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 (particularly by the English) to leave home and travel.[2] Southeys 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.[3] He argued that it is a stage through which the adolescent mind normally passes,[4] but that it is a feature of some, typically leftist, political impulses and ideologies which espouse xenophilia (preference for alien cultures).[5] youtu.be/mqNVpACRLaI
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