phonophobia
📖 Definitions
noun
1. A fear of or intolerance of loud sounds.
2. A hypersensitivity to sound.
3. An aversion to the sound of one’s own voice.
💬 Usage Examples
“You were the one ... eating your lunch in the noisiest place on the planet, despite your raging phonophobia.” Brea Brown; Quiet, Please!; Wayzgoose Press; 2020. “John, a grown man, becomes an insecure bundle of nerves with sweaty palms and constricted breathing whenever he has to make a telephone call. ...
John is probably suffering from phonophobia.” For Some, Telephone Is Terrifying; The Citizen (Ottawa, Canada); Dec 17, 1985. [Is John fearful of sound, hearing his own voice, or the phone? -Ed.]