A: Switch off your mobile phone. The movie is about to begin.

B: But I’m expecting a call.

A: What call?

B: I bought something online and the courier guy may call any minute.

A: Relax! He will call again later if he cannot reach you.

B: What if my mom wants to contact me?

A: You definitely have nomophobia. The movie is just 90 minutes.

Note: This coined new word refers to the “fear or worry at the idea of being without one’s mobile phone or unable to use it.” As we know, “phobia” means “a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity or situation.” We have words with the same root, like “hydrophobia,” “claustrophobia” and “homophobia.”