berøringsangst
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== Danish ==
=== Etymology ===
From berøring (“touch, touching”) + -s- + angst (“anxiety, anxious”). Compare German Berührungsangst and Dutch beroeringsangst.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [pe̝ˈʁɶɐ̯ˀiŋsɑŋˀst]
=== Adjective ===
berøringsangst
avoidant, reluctant to occupy oneself with or deal with some contentious, complicated or otherwise difficult issue
2015, Jørgen Christensen (quoting Poul Nyrup Rasmussen), Muhammed-tegningerne, demokratiet og sikkerhedspolitikken, BoD – Books on Demand →ISBN, page 85
2014, Ahmed Akkari (dictated to Martin Kjær Jensen), Min afsked med islamismen: Muhammedkrisen, dobbeltspillet og kampen mod Danmark, Art People →ISBN
==== Inflection ====
=== Noun ===
berøringsangst c (singular definite berøringsangsten, not used in plural form)
reluctance to occupy oneself with or deal with something
==== Declension ====