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发信人: watergod (共工), 信区: English
标  题: A.Word.A.Day--thanatophobia(转载)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2000年08月13日17:41:37 星期天), 转信

【 以下文字转载自 watergod 的信箱 】
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thanatophobia (than-uh-tuh-FO-bee-uh) noun

   An abnormal fear of death.

[Thanato- death + -phobia.]

   "Thanatophobia, a word meaning the fear of death and its trappings,
   supposedly is deeply buried within the American psyche.
   Under the shady trees of Clinton Oaks, fear seems unlikely."
   Susan Jakobsen, Untold stories Cemetery in caretaker's thoughtful hands,
   Tulsa World, Oct 27, 1999.

This week's theme: words to drop into conversations with a therapist.

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Children aren't happy without something to ignore, And that's what parents
were created for. -Ogden Nash (1902-1971)

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