Step into the world of phobias! We all have things that make us a little uneasy, and some fears have names you might not have heard before. Join us as we take a quick tour through a bunch of different phobias people might have. It’s like a snapshot of the interesting ways our minds can feel about everyday things!
1. Ablutophobia: Fear of washing or bathing.
2. Acarophobia: Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
3. Aeroacrophobia: Fear of open high places.
4. Aerophobia: Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airborne noxious substances.
5. Agliophobia: Fear of pain.
6. Aichmophobia: Fear of needles or pointed objects.
7. Algophobia: Fear of pain.
8. Allodoxaphobia: Fear of opinions.
9. Androphobia: Fear of men.
10. Anthophobia: Fear of flowers.
11. Aquaphobia: Fear of water.
12. Autophobia: Fear of being alone or of oneself.
13. Batrachophobia: Fear of amphibians, such as frogs, newts, salamanders, etc.
14. Belonephobia: Fear of pins and needles.
15. Bibliophobia: Fear of books.
16. Brontophobia: Fear of thunder and lightning.
17. Cacophobia: Fear of ugliness.
18. Coulrophobia: Fear of clowns.
19. Chionophobia: Fear of snow.
20. Chronomentrophobia: Fear of clocks.
21. Dendrophobia: Fear of trees.
22. Dentophobia: Fear of dentists.
23. Ecclesiophobia: Fear of churches.
24. Eleutherophobia: Fear of freedom.
25. Ergophobia: Fear of work.
26. Euphobia: Fear of hearing good news.
27. Genuphobia: Fear of knees.
28. Gephyrophobia: Fear of bridges.
29. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: Fear of long words.
30. Hypnophobia: Fear of sleep.
31. Iatrophobia: Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors.
32. Ichthyophobia: Fear of fish.
33. Koumpounophobia: Fear of buttons.
34. Leukophobia: Fear of the color white.
35. Linonophobia: Fear of string.
36. Mageirocophobia: Fear of cooking.
37. Melophobia: Fear of music.
38. Microphobia: Fear of small things.
39. Musophobia: Fear of mice.
40. Necrophobia: Fear of death or dead things.
41. Nomophobia: Fear of being without mobile phone coverage.
42. Nosocomephobia: Fear of hospitals.
43. Nyctophobia: Fear of darkness or night.
44. Obesophobia: Fear of gaining weight.
45. Octophobia: Fear of the figure 8.
46. Oneirophobia: Fear of dreams.
47. Ornithophobia: Fear of birds.
48. Papyrophobia: Fear of paper.
49. Paraskavedekatriaphobia: Fear of Friday the 13th.
50. Phobophobia: Fear of having a phobia.
51. Pogonophobia: Fear of beards.
52. Porphyrophobia: Fear of the color purple.
53. Pupaphobia: Fear of puppets.
54. Pyrophobia: Fear of fire.
55. Ranidaphobia: Fear of frogs.
56. Scolionophobia: Fear of school.
57. Selachophobia: Fear of sharks.
58. Selenophobia: Fear of the moon.
59. Siderodromophobia: Fear of trains, railroads, or train travel.
60. Sitophobia: Fear of food or eating.
61. Soceraphobia: Fear of parents-in-law.
62. Spectrophobia: Fear of mirrors.
63. Stasibasiphobia: Fear of standing or walking.
64. Symmetrophobia: Fear of symmetry.
65. Tachophobia: Fear of speed.
66. Technophobia: Fear of technology.
67. Telephonophobia: Fear of telephones.
68. Thalassophobia: Fear of the sea.
69. Tonitrophobia: Fear of thunder.
70. Trichophobia: Fear of hair.
71. Uranophobia: Fear of heaven.
72. Venustraphobia: Fear of beautiful women.
73. Verbophobia: Fear of words.
74. Vestiphobia: Fear of clothing.
75. Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft.
76. Xanthophobia: Fear of the color yellow.
77. Xerophobia: Fear of dryness.
78. Xylophobia: Fear of wooden objects.
79. Zelophobia: Fear of jealousy.
80. Zemmiphobia: Fear of the great mole rat.
81. Zoanthropy: Fear of animals.
82. Zygomycophobia: Fear of bread mold.
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