Learn English – Single word that depicts the fear of being secretly photographed/surveyed without consent

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I am looking for a single word that depicts the fear of cameras/video recording devices (spy cameras or surveillance cameras, for example).

To provide additional context, I am writing a short story on "Threats faced by Women", in which a character is afraid of being constantly photographed/surveyed without her consent.

Example sentence:

Sravani's ________phobic, incessantly frightful about being secretly photographed in Trial Rooms at Clothing Stores.

I searched within ELU and elsewhere. But I could not find a word that matches my requirement accurately.

Best Answer

According to the following source there is no specific term for the phobia of being photographed:

  • Technically, a phobia is a fear that is connected to a specific, identifiable object or situation. And although some “lists” of phobias total over 100 items, there is no specific term for a fear of being photographed per se. There are some terms related to the fear of bright lights or of technical equipment such as cameras, but no specific term that is generally accepted which describes the fear of having one’s picture taken.

(askthepsych.com)

You may use the more general:

Scopophobia, scoptophobia, or ophthalmophobia

  • is an anxiety disorder characterized by a morbid fear of being seen or stared at by others. Scopophobia can also be associated with a pathological fear of drawing attention to oneself.

(wikipedia)

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