nomophobia

/ˌnoʊməˈfoʊbiə/

Nomophobia is an intense, irrational fear of not having a mobile phone. If your heart starts thumping and you begin to sweat when you realize you left your phone at home, you may suffer from nomophobia.

Nomophobia is a new word, coined in 2008, for a distinctly 21st-century disorder. Most people feel a brief sense of panic when they forget their cell phone, but this word describes a much more severe anxiety. Nomophobia isn't yet an official psychological diagnosis, but it's considered by many psychologists to be a behavioral addiction. Like other phobias, or intense, irrational fears, nomophobia disrupts sufferers' lives. The word is shorthand for "no mobile phobia."

Definitions of nomophobia

1. noun

   a morbid fear of being without a mobile phone or its services