commitment-phobe

kəˈmɪtmənt-foʊb

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Definition of commitment-phobe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fear of commitment

Rare

someone who avoids long-term commitments

Rare

He never stays in one job for long, he's a commitment-phobe.

noncommittal

unattached

psychology

Rare

someone who fears commitment in relationships

Rare

He is a commitment-phobe who avoids serious relationships.

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Origin of commitment-phobe

English, commitment (pledge) + phobe (fear)

Examples of commitment-phobe in a sentence

As a commitment-phobe, he avoids signing long-term leases.
Being a commitment-phobe, she never stayed in a relationship for long.
A commitment-phobe often struggles with long-term plans.

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French:phobique de l'engagement, peureux de l'engagement, ...
German:Bindungsphobiker, Beziehungsphobiker, ...
Italian:fobico dell'impegno, ...
Spanish:fóbico al compromiso, ...
Portuguese:compromissofóbico, medo de compromisso, ...
Chinese:承诺恐惧者, 害怕承诺, ...
Japanese:コミットメント恐怖症, コミットメント恐怖症の人, ...
Arabic:شخص يخاف الالتزام, خَوْفُ الالْتِزام, ...
Hebrew:פַּחְדָּן מִמְּחוּיָּבוּת, אִישׁ שֶׁחוֹשֵׁשׁ מִמַּחֲיָבוּת, ...
Russian:избегающий обязательств, боязнь обязательств, ...
Ukrainian:уникач зобов'язань, боязнь зобов'язань, ...
Hindi:प्रतिबद्धता-फोब, कमिटमेंट-फोब, ...
Bengali:প্রতিশ্রুতি-ভীত, সম্পর্ক-ভীত, ...
Catalan:compromís-fòbic, fòbic al compromís, ...
Czech:člověk bojící se závazků, osoba, která se bojí vážného vztahu, ...
Danish:forpligtelsesfobiker, forpligtelsesfobikeren, ...
Dutch:commitment-foob, commitment-fobische persoon, ...
Greek:φοβικός της δέσμευσης, φοβική της δέσμευσης, ...
Hungarian:elköteleződéskerülő, kapcsolatkerülő, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សដែលគេចវេះពីការប្តេជ្ញាចិត្តរយៈពេលវែង, មនុស្សដែលខ្លាចការប្តេជ្ញាចិត្តក្នុងទំនាក់ទំនងស្នេហា, ...
Korean:헌신을 피하는 사람, 헌신 공포증 환자, ...
Persian:تعهدگریز, ترس از تعهد, ...
Polish:osoba unikająca zobowiązań, ...
Portuguese (BR):alguém avesso a compromissos, fobia de compromisso, ...
Romanian:fobic de angajamente, fobie de angajament, ...
Swedish:commitment-phobe, commitment-fobiker, ...
Thai:คนกลัวการผูกพัน, คนกลัวความสัมพันธ์, ...
Turkish:taahhüt fobisi olan biri, ilişki fobisi olan, ...
Vietnamese:người sợ cam kết, người sợ ràng buộc, ...

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