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A phobia is an anxiety disorder. A person with a phobia will typically have sudden onset of fear and significant distress upon seeing the thing they fear. Phobias are different from normal fear because they interfere with daily life activities and significant distress.
The name of phobia is obtained by combining a Greek or Latin prefix describing phobia and phobia as a suffix.
Phobia Definition
A phobia is an extreme or irrational fear of something, an object, or a situation. The person or phobe develops an excessive fear and they try to avoid things, places, or situation that triggers the fear and panic.
Some people have phobias of things they haven’t even encountered in life like one has fear of snakes but has never seen one in real life. People are often aware that their fear is irrational but they can’t do anything about it. Is diagnosed if the symptoms are persistent for more than 6 years.
Phobias can be caused due to many factors like
There are various types of phobias and one can have more than one type of phobia at the same time.
Phobias can be categorized mainly into 2 Types
Simple/specific phobias subtypes are recognized differently around the world - in the USA, According to DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed.), Simple/specific phobias fall into five categories:
Environmental phobias: Fear of natural environmental things: Phobia related to heights, thunder, and darkness.
|
Natural Environment Phobia |
Definition |
| Hydrophobia | Fear of water. |
| Astraphobia | Fear of thunder and lightning. |
| Ombrophobia | Fear of rain. |
| Dendrophobia | Fear of trees |
Animal Phobias: Fear of animals; Phobia related to animals, birds, and insects.
|
Animals Phobia |
Definition |
| Cynophobia | Fear of dogs. |
|
Equinophobia |
Fear of horses. |
| Ranidaphobia | Fear of frogs. |
| Batrachophobia | Fear of amphibians. |
Bodily Phobias: Fear of blood, injury, or medical terms including blood or having shots.
|
Medical Phobia |
Definition |
| Trypanophobia | Fear of injections or needles. |
| Dentophobia | Fear of dentists or dental procedures |
| Hemophobia | Fear of blood. |
| Iatrophobia | Fear to doctors or medical treatment. |
Situational phobias: Fear of being in specific situations
|
Situations Phobia |
Definition |
| Claustrophobia | Fear of confined spaces. |
| Globophobia | Fear of balloons or inflatable objects. |
| Agoraphobia | Fear of open or crowded spaces. |
| Hodophobia | Fear of travel or road travel. |
Other phobias: like fear of choking, certain foods, loud noises, and drowning.
|
Situations Phobia |
Definition |
| Pseudodysphagia |
Fear of Choking. |
| Thalassophobia | Fear of the sea or deep bodies of water. |
| Cibophobia | Fear of food. |
| Phonophobia |
Fear of Loud Noises. |
Complex phobias are often more debilitating than simple/specific phobias, having more of a pronounced effect in terms of daily life.
These include:
These categories include many more phobias of objects or situations. There is no official list that includes all phobias. Researchers create names for them as they study and discover them.
The detailed list of phobias from A to Z known to date are:
| List of Phobias | Definition or Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ablutophobia | Fear of bathing or washing. |
| Acarophobia | Fear of insects that cause itching or mites. |
| Acerophobia | Fear of sourness. |
| Achievemephobia | Fear of success or achieving success. |
| Achondroplasiaphobia | Fear of individuals with dwarfism. |
| Acidophobia | Fear of acidic substances or the sour taste. |
| Acrophobia | Fear of heights. |
| Aeroacrophobia | Fear of open high places. |
| Aeronausiphobia | Fear of vomiting while flying. |
| Aerophobia | Fear of flying. |
| Afrophobia | Fear or discrimination against people of African descent. |
| Agateophobia | Fear of insanity. |
| Agliophobia | Fear of pain. |
| Agoraphobia | Fear of open or crowded spaces. |
| Agraphobia | Fear of sexual abuse. |
| Agrizoophobia | Fear of wild animals. |
| Agyrophobia | Fear of crossing the road. |
| Aichmophobia | Fear of needles or sharp objects. |
| Ailurophobia | Fear of cats. |
| Albanophobia | Fear or discrimination against Albanians. |
| Albuminurophobia | Fear of kidney disease. |
| Alektorophobia | Fear of chickens. |
| Algophobia | Fear of pain. |
| Alliumphobia | Fear of garlic. |
| Allodoxaphobia | Fear of opinions. |
| Altophobia | Fear of heights. |
| Amathophobia | Fear of dust. |
| Amaxophobia | Fear of riding in a vehicle. |
| Amnesiphobia | Fear of amnesia or memory loss. |
| Amychophobia | Fear of scratches or being scratched. |
| Anablephobia | Fear of looking up. |
| Anatidaephobia | Fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you. |
| Androphobia | Fear of men. |
| Anemophobia | Fear of wind. |
| Anginophobia | Fear of angina or choking. |
| Anglophobia | Fear or hatred towards England or English culture. |
| Angrophobia | Fear of anger. |
| Ankylophobia | Fear of immobility or being unable to move. |
| Anthophobia | Fear of flowers. |
| Anthrophobia | Fear of people. |
| Anthropophobia | Fear of people. Being afraid of people in all situations. |
| Antlophobia | Fear of floods. |
| Anuptaphobia | Fear of staying single or unmarried. |
| Apeirophobia | Fear of infinity or endlessness. |
| Aphenphosmphobia | The fear of intimacy. Fear of being touched and love. |
| Apiphobia | Fear of bees. |
| Apotemnophobia | Fear of amputation or amputees. |
| Aquaphobia | Fear of water. |
| Arachibutyrophobia | Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. |
| Arachnophobia | Fear of spiders. |
| Arithmophobia | Fear of numbers or arithmetic. |
| Arrhenphobia | Fear of men or masculinity. |
| Arsonphobia | Fear of fire or arson. |
| Asthenophobia | Fear of weakness or fainting. |
| Astraphobia | Fear of thunder and lightning. |
| Astrophobia | Fear of celestial objects or outer space. |
| Asymmetriphobia | Fear of asymmetrical things. |
| Ataxiophobia | Fear of disorder or untidiness. |
| Ataxophobia | Fear of disorder or untidiness. |
| Atelophobia | Fear of imperfection.. |
| Atephobia | Fear of ruin or ruins. |
| Athazagoraphobia | Fear of being forgotten or ignored. |
| Atomosophobia | Fear of atomic explosions or atomic energy. |
| Atychiphobia | Fear of failure. |
| Aulophobia | Fear of flutes or certain types of sounds. |
| Aurophobia | Fear of gold. |
| Auroraphobia | Fear of the Northern Lights or the dawn. |
| Autodysomophobia | Fear of one's own unpleasant body odor. |
| Automatonophobia | Fear of humanoid figures or anything that resembles a human being, such as mannequins or robots. |
| Automysophobia | Fear of being dirty. |
| Autophobia | Fear of being alone or isolated. |
| Aviophobia | Fear of flying. |
| Bacteriophobia | Fear of bacteria. |
| Ballistophobia | Fear of missiles or bullets. |
| Balloon Phobia | Fear of balloons. |
| Bananaphobia | Fear of bananas. |
| Barophobia | Fear of gravity. |
| Basiphobia | Fear of falling. |
| Basophobia | Fear of falling. |
| Bathmophobia | Fear of stairs or steep slopes. |
| Bathophobia | Fear of depths or deep objects or situations. |
| Batophobia | Fear of being close to tall buildings or high structures. |
| Batrachophobia | Fear of amphibians. |
| Belonephobia | Fear of pins and needles. |
| Bibliophobia | Fear of books. |
| Biphobia | Fear or prejudice against bisexuality or bisexual individuals. |
| Blood Phobia | Fear of blood. |
| Blood-injection-injury Type Phobia | Fear of blood, injections, or injuries. |
| Bogyphobia | Fear of bogeys or the boogeyman. |
| Bolshephobia | Fear or hatred of Bolsheviks or communism. |
| Botanophobia | Fear of plants. |
| Bromidrosiphobia | Fear of body odor. |
| Bufonophobia | Fear of toads. |
| Cacomorphobia | Fear of deformed people or objects. |
| Cacophobia | Fear of ugliness. |
| Caligynephobia | Fear of beautiful women. |
| Cancerophobia | Fear of cancer. |
| Carcinophobia | Fear of cancer. |
| Cardiophobia | Fear of the heart or heart disease. |
| Carnophobia | Fear of meat. |
| Catagelophobia | Fear of being ridiculed or embarrassed. |
| Catapedaphobia | Fear of jumping from high places. |
| Cathisophobia | Fear of sitting. |
| Catoptrophobia | Fear of mirrors. |
| Chaetophobia | Fear of hair. |
| Chemophobia | Fear of chemicals. |
| Cherophobia | Fear of happiness. |
| Chionophobia | Fear of snow. |
| Chiraptophobia | Fear of being touched. |
| Chirophobia | Fear of hands. |
| Chiroptophobia | Fear of bats. |
| Cholerophobia | Fear of anger. |
| Chorophobia | Fear of dancing. |
| Christianophobia | Fear or aversion towards Christianity or Christians. |
| Chrometophobia | Fear of money. |
| Chromophobia | Fear of colors. |
| Chronomentrophobia | Fear of clocks. |
| Chronophobia | Fear of time. |
| Cibophobia | Fear of food.. |
| Claustrophobia | Fear of confined spaces.. |
| Cleptophobia | Fear of stealing or being stolen from. |
| Climacophobia | Fear of stairs or climbing. |
| Clithrophobia | Fear of being enclosed in a small space or being unable to escape. |
| Cnidophobia | Fear of stings. |
| Coasterphobia | Fear of roller coasters. |
| Coimetrophobia | Fear of cemeteries. |
| Cometophobia | Fear of comets. |
| Consecotaleophobia | Fear of chopsticks. |
| Contreltophobia | Fear of sexual abuse. |
| Coprastasophobia | Fear of constipation or defecation. |
| Coprophobia | Fear of feces. |
| Coulrophobia | Fear of clowns. |
| Counterphobia | An unusual condition where a person seeks out the object of their fear. |
| Cremnophobia | Fear of cliffs. |
| Cryophobia | Fear of extreme cold or ice. |
| Crystallophobia | Fear of crystals or glass. |
| Cyberphobia | Fear of computers. |
| Cyclophobia | Fear of bicycles |
| Cymophobia | Fear of waves or wave-like motions |
| Cynophobia | Fear of dogs |
| Cypridophobia | Fear of venereal disease |
| Decidophobia | Fear of making decisions |
| Defecaloesiophobia | Fear of painful bowel movements |
| Deipnophobia | Fear of dining or dinner conversations |
| Dementophobia | Fear of going insane or losing one's mind |
| Demonophobia | Fear of demons or evil spirits |
| Demophobia | Fear of crowds or people |
| Dendrophobia | Fear of trees |
| Dentophobia | Fear of dentists or dental procedures |
| Dermatosiophobia | Fear of skin disease |
| Dextrophobia | Fear of objects at the right side of the body |
| Diabetophobia | Fear of diabetes or becoming diabetic |
| Didaskaleinophobia | Fear of school. |
| Dikephobia | Fear of justice |
| Dinophobia | Fear of dizziness or whirlpools |
| Diplophobia | Fear of double vision |
| Dipsophobia | Fear of drinking |
| Dishabiliophobia | Fear of undressing in front of someone or undressing others |
| Disposophobia | Fear of getting rid of or throwing things away |
| Domatophobia | Fear of houses or being inside a house |
| Doraphobia | Fear of fur or skins of animals |
| Doxophobia | Fear of expressing opinions or receiving praise |
| Driving Phobia | Fear of driving or being a passenger in a vehicle |
| Dromophobia | Fear of crossing roads or streets |
| Dutchphobia | Fear or aversion towards Dutch culture or people |
| Dysmorphophobia | Fear of having a distorted or abnormal body image |
| Dystychiphobia | Fear of accidents or experiencing a catastrophe |
| Ecclesiophobia | Fear of churches or religious settings |
| Ecophobia | Fear of the environment or nature |
| Electrophobia | Fear of electricity or electric shocks |
| Eleutherophobia | Fear of freedom or the concept of liberty |
| Emetophobia | Fear of vomiting or seeing others vomit |
| Enochlophobia | Fear of crowds or gatherings |
| Enosiophobia | Fear of criticism or being judged negatively |
| Entomophobia | Fear of bugs and insects, also related to Acarophobia. |
| Ephebiphobia | Fear or aversion towards teenagers or youth |
| Epistaxiophobia | Fear of nosebleeds |
| Epistemophobia | Fear of knowledge or learning |
| Equinophobia | Fear of horses |
| Ereuthrophobia | Fear of blushing or turning red |
| Ergophobia | Fear of work or functioning in a work environment |
| Erotophobia | Fear or aversion towards sexual content or sexual themes |
| Erythrophobia | Fear of the color red |
| Euphobia | Fear of hearing good news or experiencing happiness |
| Eurotophobia | Fear of female genitalia |
| Febriphobia | Fear of fever |
| Francophobia | Fear or aversion towards French culture or people |
| Frigophobia | Fear of cold temperatures or feeling cold |
| Galeophobia | Fear of sharks |
| Gamophobia | Fear of commitment or getting married |
| Geliophobia | Fear of laughter or being laughed at |
| Gelotophobia | Fear of being ridiculed or laughed at |
| Geniophobia | Fear of chins or facial hair |
| Genophobia | Fear of sexual intercourse or sexual activity |
| Genuphobia | Fear of knees or kneeling |
| Gephyrophobia | Fear of bridges or crossing them |
| Gerascophobia | Fear of aging or growing old |
| Germanophobia | Fear or aversion towards German culture or people |
| Gerontophobia | Fear of the elderly or aging |
| Geumaphobia | Fear of taste or tasting new foods |
| Globophobia | Fear of balloons or inflatable objects |
| Glossophobia | Fear of public speaking or giving speeches |
| Gnosiophobia | Fear of knowledge or intelligence |
| Graphophobia | Fear of writing or handwriting |
| Gymnophobia | Fear of nudity or being naked |
| Gynephobia | Fear or aversion towards women |
| Gynophobia | Fear of women |
| Hadephobia | Fear of hell or the concept of the underworld |
| Hagiophobia | Fear of saints or holy things |
| Halitophobia | Fear of bad breath |
| Hamartophobia | Fear of sinning or committing a moral wrong |
| Haphephobia | Fear of being touched or touching others |
| Harpaxophobia | Fear of being robbed or stolen from |
| Hedonophobia | Fear of pleasure or experiencing joy. |
| Heliophobia | Fear of sunlight or bright lights. |
| Hellenologophobia | Fear of Greek terminology or complex scientific terms. |
| Hemophobia | Fear of blood or medical procedures involving blood. |
| Heresyphobia | Fear of heresy or holding unorthodox beliefs. |
| Herpetophobia | Fear of reptiles or amphibians. |
| Heterophobia | Fear of heterosexual individuals or opposite-sex relationships. |
| Hexakosioihexe - kontahexaphobia | Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the Fear of the number 666 or the biblical "mark of the beast." |
| Hierophobia | Fear of sacred or holy things. |
| Hinduphobia | Fear or aversion towards Hinduism or its followers. |
| Hippopotomon - strosesquippedalio - phobia | Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. Believe it or not, it’s real. |
| Hispanophobia | Fear or prejudice against Hispanic culture, people, or the Spanish language. |
| Hobophobia | Fear of bums or beggars. |
| Hodophobia | Fear of travel or road travel. |
| Homilophobia | Fear of sermons or public speaking. |
| Hominophobia | Fear of human beings or anthropophobia. |
| Homophobia | Fear, hatred, or prejudice towards homosexuality or LGBT+ individuals. |
| Hoplophobia | Fear of firearms or guns. |
| Hormephobia | Fear of shock or being startled. |
| Hydrargyophobia | Fear of mercury. |
| Hydrophobia | Fear of water or drowning. |
| Hydrophobophobia | Fear of developing a fear of water. |
| Hyelophobia | Fear of glass or being afraid of glass breaking. |
| Hygrophobia | Fear of humidity or dampness. |
| Hylephobia | Fear of materialism or fear of epilepsy. |
| Hylophobia | Fear of forests or wood. |
| Hypengyophobia | Fear of responsibility or making decisions. |
| Hypnophobia | Fear of sleep or being hypnotized. |
| Hypochondria | Excessive fear or anxiety about having a serious medical condition. |
| Hypsiphobia | Fear of heights or acrophobia. |
| Iatrophobia | Fear or aversion to doctors or medical treatment. |
| Ichthyophobia | Fear of fish. |
| Ideophobia | Fear of ideas or thoughts. |
| Illyngophobia | Fear of vertigo or dizziness. |
| Indophobia | Fear or aversion towards India or Indian culture. |
| Insectophobia | Fear of insects. |
| Iophobia | Fear of poison. |
| Iranophobia | Fear or aversion towards Iran or Iranian culture. |
| Islamophobia | Fear, prejudice, or discrimination against Islam or Muslims. |
| Isopterophobia | Fear of termites or insects that eat wood. |
| Japanophobia | Fear or aversion towards Japan or Japanese culture. |
| Judeophobia | Fear or hatred of Jews or anti-Semitism. |
| Kakorrhaphiophobia | Fear of failure or defeat. |
| Katagelophobia | Fear of ridicule or being embarrassed |
| Katsaridaphobia | Fear of cockroaches. |
| Kenophobia | Fear of empty spaces or voids. |
| Kinemortophobia | Fear of zombies or the undead. |
| Kinetophobia | Fear of movement or motion. |
| Koinoniphobia | Fear of rooms or enclosed spaces. |
| Kolpophobia | Fear of genitals or sexual intercourse. |
| Kopophobia | Fear of fatigue or exhaustion. |
| Koryophobia | Fear of toilets or using public restrooms. |
| Kosmikophobia | Fear of cosmic phenomena or the universe. |
| Koumpounophobia | Fear of buttons. |
| Kynophobia | Fear of dogs. |
| Kyphophobia | Fear of hunchbacks or a stooped posture. |
| Lachanophobia | Fear of vegetables. |
| Laliophobia | Fear of speaking or talking. |
| Latinophobia | Fear or aversion to Latin language or culture. |
| Lepidopterophobia | Fear of butterflies or moths. |
| Leprophobia | Fear of leprosy or lepers. |
| Lesbophobia | Fear or prejudice against lesbianism or lesbians. |
| Leukophobia | Fear of the color white. |
| Levophobia | Fear of objects on the left side of the body. |
| Ligyrophobia | Fear of loud noises. |
| Lilapsophobia | Fear of tornadoes or hurricanes. |
| Limnophobia | Fear of lakes or large bodies of water. |
| Linonophobia | Fear of strings or thread. |
| Lipophobia | Fear of fats or oils. |
| Liticaphobia | Fear of lawsuits or legal action. |
| Lockiophobia | Fear of childbirth or pregnancy. |
| Logophobia | Fear of words or speaking. |
| Luiphobia | Fear of lues (syphilis). |
| Lusophobia | Fear of lice or infestation. |
| Lutraphobia | Fear of otters. |
| Lyssophobia | Fear of rabies or becoming mad. |
| Macrophobia | Fear of long waits or large objects. |
| Mageirocophobia | Fear of cooking or preparing food. |
| Maieusiophobia | Fear of childbirth. |
| Malaxophobia | Fear of being touched or hugged. |
| Maniaphobia | Fear of insanity or going insane. |
| Masklophobia | Fear of masks or costumes. |
| Mastigophobia | Fear of punishment or being flogged. |
| Mechanophobia | Fear of machines or technology. |
| Medication Phobia | Fear or aversion to taking medication. |
| Medomalacuphobia | Fear of losing an erection. |
| Megalophobia | Fear of large objects or things. |
| Melanophobia | Fear of the color black. |
| Melissophobia | Fear of bees. |
| Melophobia | Fear of music. |
| Meningitophobia | Fear of meningitis. |
| Menophobia | Fear of menstruation or menstrual cycles. |
| Merinthophobia | Fear of being bound or tied up. |
| Metallophobia | Fear of metal. |
| Metathesiophobia | Fear of change. |
| Meteorophobia | Fear of meteors or meteorites. |
| Methyphobia | Fear of alcohol. |
| Metrophobia | Fear of subways or public transportation. |
| Microbiophobia | Fear of germs or microbes. |
| Microphobia | Fear of small things |
| Mnemophobia | Fear of memories or remembering things. |
| Molysmophobia | Fear of dirt or contamination. |
| Monopathophobia | Fear of contracting a single specific disease |
| Monophobia | Fear of being alone. |
| Motorphobia | Fear of movement or of motor-driven objects. |
| Mottephobia | Fear of moths. |
| Musophobia | Fear of mice or rats. |
| Mycophobia | Fear of mushrooms. |
| Mycrophobia | Fear of small things. |
| Myctophobia | Fear of darkness. |
| Myrmecophobia | Fear of ants. |
| Mysophobia | Fear of germs or dirt. |
| Mythophobia | Fear of myths or stories. |
| Myxophobia | Fear of slime. |
| Nebulaphobia | Fear of fog. |
| Necrophobia | Fear of death or corpses. |
| Negrophobia | Fear or prejudice towards people of African descent. |
| Nelophobia | Fear of glass. |
| Neopharmaphobia | Fear of new drugs or medicine. |
| Neophobia | Fear of anything new or unfamiliar. |
| Nephophobia | Fear of clouds. |
| Nipponophobia | Fear or aversion towards Japan or Japanese culture. |
| Noctiphobia | Fear of the night or darkness. |
| Nomatophobia | Fear of names. |
| Nomophobia | Fear of being without mobile phone. |
| Nosocomephobia | Fear of hospitals. |
| Nosophobia | Fear of contracting a specific disease. |
| Nostophobia | Fear of returning to a familiar place. |
| Novercaphobia | Fear of stepmothers. |
| Nucleomituphobia | Fear of nuclear weapons. |
| Nudophobia | Fear of nudity.. |
| Numerophobia | Fear of numbers. |
| Nyctohylophobia | Fear of dark wooded areas. |
| Nyctophobia | Fear of darkness or night. |
| Obesophobia | Fear of gaining weight or becoming obese. |
| Ochlophobia | Fear of crowds. |
| Ochophobia | Fear of vehicles. |
| Octophobia | Fear of the number eight or the figure eight. |
| Oenophobia | Fear of wine. |
| Olfactophobia | Fear of smells or odors. |
| Ombrophobia | Fear of rain or being rained on. |
| Ommetaphobia | Fear of eyes. |
| Omphalophobia | Fear of belly buttons. |
| Oneirogmophobia | Fear of wet dreams. |
| Oneirophobia | Fear of dreams. |
| Onomatophobia | Fear of certain words or names. |
| Ophidiophobia | Fear of snakes. |
| Ophthalmophobia | Fear of being stared at. |
| Opiophobia | Fear of taking or using opioids. |
| Optophobia | Fear of opening one's eyes. |
| Ornithophobia | Fear of birds. |
| Orthophobia | Fear of straight lines or correct positions. |
| Osmophobia | Fear of smells or odors. |
| Ostraconophobia | Fear of shellfish. |
| Ouranophobia | Fear of heaven or the sky. |
| Pagophobia | Fear of ice or frost. |
| Panophobia | Fear of everything or fear that terrible things will happen. |
| Panphobia | Fear of everything or a fear of experiencing fear itself. |
| Papaphobia | Fear of the Pope or the papacy. |
| Papyrophobia | Fear of paper. |
| Paralipophobia | Fear of neglecting responsibility or fear of responsibility itself. |
| Paraphobia | Fear of sexual perversion. |
| Parasitophobia | Fear of parasites, often involving an extreme aversion to insects, ticks, or other parasitic organisms. |
| Paraskevid - ekatriaphobia | Paraskevidekatriaphobia refers to the fear of Friday the 13th. |
| Parthenophobia | Fear of virgins or young girls. |
| Parturiphobia | Fear of childbirth. |
| Pathophobia | Fear of disease or suffering. |
| Patroiophobia | Fear of one's ancestors. |
| Peccatophobia | Fear of sinning or the fear of punishment for sin. |
| Pediculophobia | Fear of lice. |
| Pediophobia | Fear of dolls. |
| Pedophobia | Fear of children. |
| Peladophobia | Fear of baldness or fear of becoming bald. |
| Pellagrophobia | Fear of pellagra, a nutritional deficiency disease. |
| Peniaphobia | Fear of poverty or being poor. |
| Pentheraphobia | Fear of mother-in-law. |
| Phagophobia | Fear of swallowing or the fear of choking. |
| Phalacrophobia | Fear of becoming bald. |
| Phallophobia | Fear of a penis or an erect penis. |
| Pharmacophobia | Fear of taking medicine or medication. |
| Phasmophobia | Fear of ghosts or supernatural entities. |
| Phengophobia | Fear of daylight or sunlight. |
| Philemaphobia | Fear of kissing or being kissed. |
| Philophobia | Fear of falling in love or emotional attachment. |
| Phobophobia | Fear of developing a phobia or the fear of fear itself. |
| Phonophobia | Fear of loud sounds or noises. |
| Photoaugliaphobia | Fear of glaring lights or excessively bright lights. |
| Photophobia | Fear of light, especially bright light. |
| Phronemophobia | Fear of thinking or reasoning. |
| Placophobia | Fear of tombstones or cemeteries. |
| Plutophobia | Fear of wealth or money. |
| Pluviophobia | Fear of rain or being rained on. |
| Pneumatiphobia | Fear of spirits or ghosts. |
| Pnigophobia | Fear of choking or suffocating. |
| Podophobia | Fear of feet or being touched by feet. |
| Pogonophobia | Fear of beards or facial hair. |
| Poinephobia | Fear of punishment or being punished. |
| Poliosophobia | Fear of contracting polio or fear of polio-related objects. |
| Politicophobia | Fear or aversion towards politics or politicians. |
| Polonophobia | Fear or dislike of Polish people or things related to Poland. |
| Polyphobia | Fear of many things or everything. |
| Ponophobia | Fear of overworking or becoming exhausted. |
| Pornophobia | Fear or aversion towards pornography. |
| Porphyrophobia | Fear of the color purple or objects colored purple. |
| Potamophobia | Fear of rivers or running water. |
| Potophobia | Fear of alcohol or alcoholic beverages. |
| Psellismophobia | Fear of stuttering or stammering. |
| Pseudodysphagia | Fear of choking or swallowing solid food. |
| Psychophobia | Fear of the mind or psychological factors. |
| Pteridophobia | Fear of ferns |
| Pteromerhanophobia | Fear of flying or boarding an aircraft. |
| Pteronophobia | Fear of feathers or being touched by feathers. |
| Pupaphobia | Fear of puppets or marionettes. |
| Pyrexiophobia | Fear of fever or developing a fever. |
| Pyrophobia | Fear of fire or being burned. |
| Quadriplegiphobia | Fear of becoming quadriplegic or fear of quadriplegics. |
| Quintaphobia | Fear of the number five. |
| Radiophobia | Fear of radiation or radioactivity. |
| Ranidaphobia | Fear of frogs. |
| Rectophobia | Fear of rectal diseases or fear of rectal examination. |
| Rhabdophobia | Fear of being severely punished or beaten. |
| Rhypophobia | Fear of defecation or fear of filth. |
| Rhytiphobia | Fear of wrinkles or aging. |
| Roller Coaster Phobia | Fear of riding roller coasters or amusement park rides. |
| Rupophobia | Fear of dirt or contamination. |
| Russophobia | Fear or hatred of Russians or Russian culture. |
| Samhainophobia | Fear of Halloween or the festival of Samhain. |
| Satanophobia | Fear of Satan or the devil. |
| Scabiophobia | Fear of scabies or infestation by mites. |
| Scatophobia | Fear of fecal matter or fear of soiling oneself. |
| Scelerophobia | Fear of crime or burglars. |
| Sciophobia | Fear of shadows. |
| Scoleciphobia | Fear of worms. Often because of unhygienic conditions. |
| Scolionophobia | Fear of school. |
| Scopophobia | Fear of being stared at or watched. |
| Scotomaphobia | Fear of blindness or going blind. |
| Scriptophobia | Fear of writing in public or in general. |
| Selachophobia | Fear of sharks. |
| Selaphobia | Fear of light flashes or bright lights. |
| Selenophobia | Fear of the moon. |
| Seplophobia | Fear of decaying matter. |
| Shiaphobia | Fear of Shia Islam or Shia Muslims. |
| Siderodromophobia | Fear of trains or railroads. |
| Siderophobia | Fear of stars. |
| Sidonglobophobia | Fear of cotton balls. |
| Sinistrophobia | Fear of left-handedness or things on the left. |
| Sinophobia | Fear or prejudice against China or Chinese culture. |
| Soceraphobia | Fear of parents-in-law. |
| Social Phobia | Fear of social situations or being judged by others. |
| Sociophobia | Fear of society or social interactions. |
| Somniphobia | Fear of sleep. |
| Sophophobia | Fear of learning or knowledge. |
| Soteriophobia | Fear of dependence on others. |
| Spacephobia | Fear of outer space or space travel. |
| Spectrophobia | Fear of ghosts or specters. |
| Spermatophobia | Fear of sperm or germs. |
| Spheksophobia | Fear of wasps. |
| Stasibasiphobia | Fear of standing or walking. |
| Staurophobia | Fear of crosses or crucifixes. |
| Stenophobia | Fear of narrow places or confined spaces. |
| Stygiophobia | Fear of hell or the underworld. |
| Submechanophobia | Fear of submerged man-made objects. |
| Sunniphobia | Fear of the sun or sunlight. |
| Symbolophobia | Fear of symbols or symbolism. |
| Symmetrophobia | Fear of symmetry or asymmetry. |
| Syngenesophobia | Fear of relatives or family members |
| Syphilophobia | Fear of syphilis |
| Tachophobia | Fear of speed |
| Taeniophobia | Fear of tapeworms |
| Taphephobia | Fear of being buried alive |
| Taphophobia | Fear of being buried alive by mistake and waking up in a coffin underground. |
| Tapinophobia | Fear of being pinned down or confined |
| Taurophobia | Fear of bulls |
| Technophobia | Fear or aversion to technology or complex devices |
| Teleophobia | Fear of definite plans or making telephone calls |
| Telephone Phobia | Fear or anxiety related to using the telephone |
| Telephonophobia | Fear of talking on the phone. Phobics prefer texting. |
| Teratophobia | Fear of bearing or seeing deformed or monstrous infants |
| Testophobia | Fear of taking tests or examinations |
| Tetanophobia | Fear of lockjaw or tetanus infection |
| Tetraphobia | Fear of the number four |
| Teutophobia | Fear or aversion to German people or culture |
| Textophobia | Fear or aversion to certain words or specific types of written text |
| Thaasophobia | Fear of sitting or being idle |
| Thalassophobia | Fear of the sea or deep bodies of water |
| Thanatophobia | Fear of death or the process of dying |
| Theatrophobia | Fear of theaters or stage performances |
| Theologicophobia | Fear or aversion to theology or religious discussions |
| Theophobia | Fear of gods or deities |
| Thermophobia | Fear of heat or high temperatures |
| Tocophobia | Fear of childbirth or pregnancy |
| Tokophobia | Fear of childbirth or becoming pregnant |
| Tomophobia | Fear of surgery or surgical procedures |
| Tonitrophobia | Fear of thunder |
| Topophobia | Fear of certain places or specific locations |
| Toxiphobia | Fear of being poisoned or toxins |
| Transphobia | Fear, prejudice, or discrimination towards transgender individuals |
| Traumatophobia | Fear or aversion to trauma or traumatic events |
| Tremophobia | Fear of trembling or feeling shaky |
| Trichinophobia | Fear of contracting trichinosis or parasites |
| Triskaidekaphobia | Fear of the number thirteen |
| Tropophobia | Fear of change or making changes |
| Trypanophobia | Fear of injections or needles |
| Trypophobia | Fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps |
| Tuberculophobia | Fear of tuberculosis or contracting the disease |
| Turcophobia | Fear or aversion to Turkish people or culture |
| Tyrannophobia | Fear of tyrants or oppressive authority |
| Urophobia | Fear of urine or urinating in public |
| Vaccinophobia | Fear or aversion to vaccinations or receiving vaccines |
| Vehophobia | Fear or anxiety related to driving or being in a vehicle |
| Venustraphobia | Fear of beautiful women |
| Verbophobia | Fear of words or speaking |
| Verminophobia | Fear of germs |
| Vermiphobia | Fear of worms |
| Vestiphobia | Fear of clothing |
| Virginitiphobia | Fear or anxiety related to virginity or sexual inexperience |
| Vitricophobia | Fear of glass |
| Walloonphobia | Fear or aversion towards individuals from the Walloon-speaking region of Belgium, their culture, or the Walloon language. |
| Wiccaphobia | Fear or anxiety associated with Wicca, a modern pagan religious movement that emphasizes nature worship and witchcraft. |
| Workplace Phobia | Fear of the work environment, including job-related tasks, interactions, or expectations. |
| Xanthophobia | Fear of the color yellow. |
| Xenoglossophobia | Fear or anxiety associated with foreign or unknown languages. |
| Xenophobia | Fear, aversion, or prejudice towards individuals from foreign countries or cultures. |
| Xerophobia | Fear or aversion to dryness or arid environments. |
| Xylophobia | Fear of wooden objects or forests. |
| Xyrophobia | Fear or aversion to razors or sharp objects. |
| Zelophobia | Fear of jealousy or envy. |
| Zemmiphobia | Fear or aversion towards the idea of the great mole rat or mole rat species. |
| Zeusophobia | Fear or anxiety associated with thunder and lightning. |
| Zoophobia | Fear or aversion towards animals or specific types of animals. |
There is no single form of treatment for specific phobias. Medication, therapy or both are used to treat phobia and its symptoms:
Only symptoms can be managed with
These medications may be recommended by your doctor to reduce anxiety during phobia in exposure therapy.
In this type of cognitive behavioral therapy, you learn to treat and better manage yourself during the onset of phobia, sometimes purposefully exposing yourself to the object or situation that affects the phobia.
Individuals could also be able to manage the symptoms of their phobia through various self-help methods, like as practicing relaxation techniques or mindfulness.
Treatments could also be prescribed in isolation or as part of a combined approach. In time, and with the proper treatment, most people can expect to make significant progress in managing or overcoming specific phobias.
According to the DSM-5, specific phobias typically fall within 5 general categories:
Arachnophobia: Fear of spiders or arachnids
Arachnophobia is possibly the most well-known of all phobias. It affects roughly 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia : Fear of long words.
It is one of the longest phobia words in the dictionary.
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