List of phobias
Encyclopedia
The English
suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (of Greek
origin: φόβος/φοβία ) occur in technical usage in psychiatry
to construct words that describe irrational, disabling fear
as a mental disorder (e.g., agoraphobia
), in chemistry
to describe chemical aversions (e.g., hydrophobic), in biology
to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g., acidophobia), and in medicine
to describe hypersensitivity to a stimulus, usually sensory (e.g., photophobia
). In common usage they also form words that describe dislike or hatred of a particular thing or subject. The suffix is antonym
ic to -phil-
.
For more information on the psychiatric side, including how psychiatry groups phobias as agoraphobia, social phobia, or simple phobia, see phobia
.
The following lists include words ending in -phobia, and include fears that have acquired names. In some cases, the naming of phobias has become a word game
, of notable example being a 1998 humorous article published by BBC News
.
In some cases a word ending in -phobia may have an antonym
with the suffix -phil-
, e.g., Germanophobe
/ [Germanophile].
A large number of-phobia lists circulate on the Internet, with words collected from indiscriminate sources, often copying each other. Also, a number of psychiatric websites exist that at the first glance cover a huge number of phobias, but in fact use a standard text to fit any phobia and reuse it for all unusual phobias by merely changing the name. Sometimes it leads to bizarre results, such as suggestions to cure "prostitute phobia". Such practice is known as content spamming and is used to attract search engine
s.
s, anxiety disorder
s, avoidant personality disorder
, love-shyness
.
s use a number of -phobia/-phobic terms to describe predispositions by plants and animals against certain conditions. For antonyms, see here.
, Francophobia
, Hispanophobia
, and Indophobia
. Often a synonym with the prefix "anti-" already exists (e.g., Polonophobia
vs. anti-Polonism). Anti-religious sentiments are expressed in terms such as Christianophobia and Islamophobia
. Sometimes the terms themselves could even be considered racist, as with "Negrophobia."
Other prejudices include:
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (of Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
origin: φόβος/φοβία ) occur in technical usage in psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
to construct words that describe irrational, disabling fear
Fear
Fear is a distressing negative sensation induced by a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger...
as a mental disorder (e.g., agoraphobia
Agoraphobia
Agoraphobia is an anxiety disorder defined as a morbid fear of having a panic attack or panic-like symptoms in a situation from which it is perceived to be difficult to escape. These situations can include, but are not limited to, wide-open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions...
), in chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
to describe chemical aversions (e.g., hydrophobic), in biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g., acidophobia), and in medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
to describe hypersensitivity to a stimulus, usually sensory (e.g., photophobia
Photophobia
Photophobia is a symptom of abnormal intolerance to visual perception of light. As a medical symptom photophobia is not a morbid fear or phobia, but an experience of discomfort or pain to the eyes due to light exposure or by presence of actual physical photosensitivity of the eyes, though the term...
). In common usage they also form words that describe dislike or hatred of a particular thing or subject. The suffix is antonym
Antonym
In lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs male : female, long : short, up : down, and precede : follow. The notion of incompatibility here refers to the fact that one word in an opposite pair entails that it is not...
ic to -phil-
-phil-
Suffixes with the common part -phil- are used to specify some kind of attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something...
.
For more information on the psychiatric side, including how psychiatry groups phobias as agoraphobia, social phobia, or simple phobia, see phobia
Phobia
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational...
.
The following lists include words ending in -phobia, and include fears that have acquired names. In some cases, the naming of phobias has become a word game
Word game
Word games and puzzles are spoken or board games often designed to test ability with language or to explore its properties.Word games are generally engaged as a source of entertainment, but have been found to serve an educational purpose as well...
, of notable example being a 1998 humorous article published by BBC News
BBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
.
In some cases a word ending in -phobia may have an antonym
Antonym
In lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in the opposite pairs male : female, long : short, up : down, and precede : follow. The notion of incompatibility here refers to the fact that one word in an opposite pair entails that it is not...
with the suffix -phil-
-phil-
Suffixes with the common part -phil- are used to specify some kind of attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something...
, e.g., Germanophobe
Anti-German sentiment
Anti-German sentiment is defined as an opposition to or fear of Germany, its inhabitants, and the German language. Its opposite is Germanophilia.-Russia:...
/ [Germanophile].
A large number of-phobia lists circulate on the Internet, with words collected from indiscriminate sources, often copying each other. Also, a number of psychiatric websites exist that at the first glance cover a huge number of phobias, but in fact use a standard text to fit any phobia and reuse it for all unusual phobias by merely changing the name. Sometimes it leads to bizarre results, such as suggestions to cure "prostitute phobia". Such practice is known as content spamming and is used to attract search engine
Web search engine
A web search engine is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web and FTP servers. The search results are generally presented in a list of results often referred to as SERPS, or "search engine results pages". The information may consist of web pages, images, information and other...
s.
Psychological conditions
In many cases specialists prefer to avoid the suffix -phobia and use more descriptive terms, see, e.g., personality disorderPersonality disorder
Personality disorders, formerly referred to as character disorders, are a class of personality types and behaviors. Personality disorders are noted on Axis II of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or DSM-IV-TR of the American Psychiatric Association.Personality disorders are...
s, anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorder
Anxiety disorder is a blanket term covering several different forms of abnormal and pathological fear and anxiety. Conditions now considered anxiety disorders only came under the aegis of psychiatry at the end of the 19th century. Gelder, Mayou & Geddes explains that anxiety disorders are...
s, avoidant personality disorder
Avoidant personality disorder
Avoidant personality disorder is a personality disorder recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders handbook in a person characterized by a pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation, and avoidance of...
, love-shyness
Love-shyness
- The Definition Of Love-shyness:Love-shyness is a specific type of severe chronic shyness that impairs or prevents intimate relationships. It implies a degree of inhibition and reticence with potential partners that is sufficiently severe to preclude participation in courtship, marriage and family...
.
- AblutophobiaAblutophobiaAblutophobia is the persistent, abnormal and unwarranted fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning. This phobia is a situational specific phobia. Ablutophobia tends to be more common in children and women than in men....
– fear of bathingBathingBathing is the washing or cleansing of the body in a fluid, usually water or an aqueous solution. It may be practised for personal hygiene, religious ritual or therapeutic purposes or as a recreational activity....
, washingWashingWashing is one way of cleaning, namely with water and often some kind of soap or detergent. Washing is an essential part of good hygiene and health....
, or cleaning - Acarophobia - fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching
- Acerophobia - fear of sourness
- Achluophobia - fear of darknessDarknessDarkness, in contrast with brightness, is a relative absence of visible light. It is the appearance of black in a color space. When light is not present, rod and cone cells within the eye are not stimulated. This lack of stimulation means photoreceptor cells are unable to distinguish color...
- Acousticophobia - fear of soundSoundSound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...
and voiceVoiceVoice may refer to:* Human voice* Voice control or voice activation* Writer's voice* Voice acting* Voice vote* Voice message-In film:* Voice , a 2005 South Korean film* The Voice , a 2010 Turkish horror film directed by Ümit Ünal... - AcrophobiaAcrophobiaAcrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear of heights. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort that share both similar etiology and options for treatment.Most people experience a degree of natural fear when exposed to heights, especially if there is little...
– fear of heightHeightHeight is the measurement of vertical distance, but has two meanings in common use. It can either indicate how "tall" something is, or how "high up" it is. For example "The height of the building is 50 m" or "The height of the airplane is 10,000 m"...
s - Aerophobia - fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airborne noxious substances
- Aeroacrophobia - fear of open high places
- Aeronausiphobia - fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness
- Agateophobia - fear of insanityInsanityInsanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including becoming a danger to themselves and others, though not all such acts are considered insanity...
- Agliophobia - fear of painPainPain is an unpleasant sensation often caused by intense or damaging stimuli such as stubbing a toe, burning a finger, putting iodine on a cut, and bumping the "funny bone."...
- AIDSophobia- fear of contracting AIDS
- AgoraphobiaAgoraphobiaAgoraphobia is an anxiety disorder defined as a morbid fear of having a panic attack or panic-like symptoms in a situation from which it is perceived to be difficult to escape. These situations can include, but are not limited to, wide-open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions...
, Agoraphobia Without History of Panic DisorderAgoraphobia Without History of Panic DisorderAgoraphobia Without a History of Panic Disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme fear of experiencing panic symptoms, of panic attacks....
– fear of places or events where escape is impossible or when help is unavailable. From another source: Agoraphobia: Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
- AgraphobiaAgraphobiaAgraphobia is the abnormal fear of sexual abuse. The condition is common but not widely known.- Cause :Sufferers of agraphobia may have had a past experience linking emotional trauma with sexual abuse...
– fear of sexual abuse - AgrizoophobiaAgrizoophobiaAgrizoophobia is a common term used to describe a fear of wild animals.Many people suffer from agrizoophobia, especially those who were raised in isolated urban areas. This is particularly true of individuals born into an urban lifestyle. Resources are available to assist those who suffer from...
- fear of wild animals - AgyrophobiaAgyrophobiaAgyrophobia is a case of specific phobia, the irrational fear that crossing roads will cause bodily harm to oneself, even if no actual threat is posed....
- fear of crossing roads - AichmophobiaAichmophobiaAichmophobia is a kind of specific phobia, the morbid fear of sharp things, such as pencils, needles, knives, a pointing finger, or even the sharp end of an umbrella. It is derived from the Greek aichmē and phobos ....
– fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as a needle or knife) - AilurophobiaAilurophobiaAilurophobia is a type of specific phobia: the persistent, irrational fear of cats. It comes from the Greek , "cat" and , "fear".Synonyms include felinophobia, elurophobia, and gatophobia.-Causes:...
- fear of catCatThe cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
s - Albuminurophobia - fear of kidney disease
- Alektorophobia - fear of chickenChickenThe chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...
s and poultryPoultryPoultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as "waterfowl"... - Algophobia - fear of painPainPain is an unpleasant sensation often caused by intense or damaging stimuli such as stubbing a toe, burning a finger, putting iodine on a cut, and bumping the "funny bone."...
- Alliumphobia - fear of garlicGarlicAllium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo. Dating back over 6,000 years, garlic is native to central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent...
- Allodoxaphobia - fear of opinionOpinionIn general, an opinion is a subjective belief, and is the result of emotion or interpretation of facts. An opinion may be supported by an argument, although people may draw opposing opinions from the same set of facts. Opinions rarely change without new arguments being presented...
s - Alourophobia - fear of reading aloud
- Altophobia - fear of heightHeightHeight is the measurement of vertical distance, but has two meanings in common use. It can either indicate how "tall" something is, or how "high up" it is. For example "The height of the building is 50 m" or "The height of the airplane is 10,000 m"...
s - Amathophobia - fear of dustDustDust consists of particles in the atmosphere that arise from various sources such as soil dust lifted up by wind , volcanic eruptions, and pollution...
- Amaxophobia - fear of riding in vehicles
- Ambulophobia - fear of walkingWalkingWalking is one of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals, and is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an 'inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults over the stiff limb or limbs with each step...
- Amnesiphobia - fear of amnesiaAmnesiaAmnesia is a condition in which one's memory is lost. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into categories. Memory appears to be stored in several parts of the limbic system of the brain, and any condition that interferes with the function of this system can cause amnesia...
- Amychophobia - fear of scratches or being scratched
- Anablephobia - fear of looking up
- Ancraophobia (Anemophobia) - fear of windWindWind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the sun through space, while planetary wind is the outgassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space...
- AndrophobiaAndrophobiaAndrophobia is an abnormal fear of men. The word is derived from the Greek άνδρας and φόβος .:)Androphobia may be related to traumatic events in the sufferer's past...
– fear of men - Anemophobia (Ancraophobia) - fear of air drafts or windWindWind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. In outer space, solar wind is the movement of gases or charged particles from the sun through space, while planetary wind is the outgassing of light chemical elements from a planet's atmosphere into space...
- Anginophobia - fear of anginaAnginaAngina pectoris, commonly known as angina, is chest pain due to ischemia of the heart muscle, generally due to obstruction or spasm of the coronary arteries . Coronary artery disease, the main cause of angina, is due to atherosclerosis of the cardiac arteries...
, choking or narrowness - Angrophobia - fear of angerAngerAnger is an automatic response to ill treatment. It is the way a person indicates he or she will not tolerate certain types of behaviour. It is a feedback mechanism in which an unpleasant stimulus is met with an unpleasant response....
or of becoming angry - Ankylophobia - fear of immobility of a jointJointA joint is the location at which two or more bones make contact. They are constructed to allow movement and provide mechanical support, and are classified structurally and functionally.-Classification:...
- AnthophobiaAnthophobiaAnthophobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of flowers .Though sufferers generally understand that they face no threat from flowers, they invariably experience anxiety at the sight or thought. Any genus or species of flowers can instill fear, as can any flower part, such as a petal or stem....
- fear of flowerFlowerA flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
s - AnthropophobiaAnthropophobiaAnthropophobia or Anthrophobia , also called interpersonal relation phobia or social phobia, is pathological fear of people or human company. It is prevalent amongst Chinese and Japanese societies.Anthropophobia is an extreme, pathological form of shyness and timidity...
– fear of people or the company of people, a form of social phobiaSocial anxiety disorderSocial anxiety disorder , also known as social phobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by intense fear in social situations causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life...
. - Antlophobia - fear of floodFloodA flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land. The EU Floods directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water...
s - Anuptaphobia - fear of having no husbandHusbandA husband is a male participant in a marriage. The rights and obligations of the husband regarding his spouse and others, and his status in the community and in law, vary between cultures and has varied over time...
/wifeWifeA wife is a female partner in a marriage. The rights and obligations of the wife regarding her spouse and others, and her status in the community and in law, varies between cultures and has varied over time.-Origin and etymology:...
or of staying single - Apeirophobia - fear of infinityInfinityInfinity is a concept in many fields, most predominantly mathematics and physics, that refers to a quantity without bound or end. People have developed various ideas throughout history about the nature of infinity...
- AquaphobiaAquaphobiaAquaphobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of water. Aquaphobia is a specific phobia that involves a level of fear that is beyond the patient's control or that may interfere with daily life. People suffer aquaphobia in many ways and may experience it even though they realize the water in an...
– fear of waterWaterWater is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
. Distinct from HydrophobiaHydrophobeIn chemistry, hydrophobicity is the physical property of a molecule that is repelled from a mass of water....
, a scientific property that makes chemicals averse to interaction with water, as well as an archaic name for rabiesRabiesRabies is a viral disease that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals. It is zoonotic , most commonly by a bite from an infected animal. For a human, rabies is almost invariably fatal if post-exposure prophylaxis is not administered prior to the onset of severe symptoms... - Arachibutyrophobia - fear of peanut butterPeanut butterPeanut butter is a food paste made primarily from ground dry roasted peanuts, popular in North America, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and parts of Asia, particularly the Philippines and Indonesia. It is mainly used as a sandwich spread, sometimes in combination as in the peanut butter and jelly...
sticking to the roof of one's mouth - ArachnophobiaArachnophobiaArachnophobia or arachnephobia is a specific phobia, the fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions. It is a manifestation of zoophobia, among the most common of all phobias. The reactions of arachnophobics often seem irrational to others...
– fear of spiderSpiderSpiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
s - ArithmophobiaMathematical anxietyMathematical anxiety is anxiety about one's ability to do mathematics independent of skill.-Math anxiety:Math anxiety is a phenomenon that is often considered when examining students’ problems in mathematics. Mark H. Ashcraft, Ph.D. defines math anxiety as “a feeling of tension, apprehension, or...
- fear of numberNumberA number is a mathematical object used to count and measure. In mathematics, the definition of number has been extended over the years to include such numbers as zero, negative numbers, rational numbers, irrational numbers, and complex numbers....
s - AstraphobiaAstraphobiaAstraphobia, also known as astrapophobia, brontophobia, keraunophobia, or tonitrophobia, is an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning, a type of specific phobia. It is a treatable phobia that both humans and animals can develop. The term astraphobia derives from the Greek words ἀστραπή and φόβος...
- fear of thunderThunderThunder is the sound made by lightning. Depending on the nature of the lightning and distance of the listener, thunder can range from a sharp, loud crack to a long, low rumble . The sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning produces rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within...
and lightningLightningLightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms... - AtychiphobiaAtychiphobiaAtychiphobia is the abnormal, unwarranted, and persistent fear of failure...
– fear of failureFailureFailure refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic... - AutophobiaAutophobiaAutophobia , is the specific phobia of isolation; a morbid fear of being egotistical, or a dread of being alone or isolated ....
– fear of lonelinessLonelinessLoneliness is an unpleasant feeling in which a person feels a strong sense of emptiness and solitude resulting from inadequate levels of social relationships. However, it is a subjective experience... - AviophobiaFear of flyingA fear of flying is a fear of being on an airplane , or other flying vehicle, such as a helicopter, while in flight. It is also sometimes referred to as aerophobia, aviatophobia, aviophobia or pteromerhanophobia....
, Aviatophobia – fear of flyingFlyingFlying may refer to:* The act or process of flight* Aviation* Flying , a monthly publication* "Flying", a poem by Patti Smith from her book Woolgathering* UFO 2: Flying, a 1971 album by UFO* Flying... - Bacillophobia - fear of microbes
- Bacteriophobia - fear of bacteriaBacteriaBacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals...
- Ballistophobia - fear of missiles or bullets
- Barophobia - fear of gravity
- Basiphobia - inability to stand, or fear of walking
- Bathophobia - fear of depth
- Batonophobia - fear of plants
- Batophobia - fear of heights or being close to high buildings
- Bibliophobia - fear of books
- Blennophobia - fear of slime
- Blood-injection-injury type phobiaBlood-injection-injury type phobiaAccording to the DSM-IV classification of mental disorders blood-injection-injury type phobias constitute a subtype of specific phobias. It includes fear of blood , injury phobia and fear of receiving an injection or other invasive medical procedures.A distinctive feature of phobias of this type...
– a DSM-IV subtype of specific phobias - Bogyphobia - fear of bogies or the bogeyman
- Bromidrophobia or Bromidrosiphobia - fear of body smells
- Brontophobia or Ceraunophobia - fear of thunder and lightning
- Cacophobia - fear of ugliness
- Cainophobia or Cainotophobia - fear of newness, novelty
- Caligynephobia - fear of beautiful women
- Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia - fear of cancer
- Cardiophobia - fear of the heart
- Carnophobia - fear of meat
- Catagelophobia - fear of being ridiculed or being embarrassed
- Catapedaphobia - fear of jumping from high and low places
- Cathisophobia - fear of sitting
- Catoptrophobia - fear of mirrors
- Cenophobia or Centophobia - fear of new things or ideas
- Chaetophobia - fear of hair
- Cheimaphobia or Cheimatophobia - fear of cold
- Chemophobia - fear of chemicals or working with chemicals
- Cherophobia - fear of gaiety
- Chiroptophobia - fear of bats
- Chorophobia - fear of dancing
- Cibophobia, Sitophobia – aversion to foodFoodFood is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
, synonymous to Anorexia nervosaAnorexia nervosaAnorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a healthy body weight and an obsessive fear of gaining weight. Although commonly called "anorexia", that term on its own denotes any symptomatic loss of appetite and is not strictly accurate... - ClaustrophobiaClaustrophobiaClaustrophobia is the fear of having no escape and being closed in small spaces or rooms...
– fear of having no escape and being closed in - Coprophobia - fear of faeces (bowel waste)
- Clownphobia- Fear of clowns
- CoulrophobiaCoulrophobiaCoulrophobia is a fear of clowns. The term is of recent origin, probably dating from the 1980s, and according to one analyst, "has been coined more on the Internet than in printed form because it does not appear in any previously published, psychiatric, unabridged, or abridged dictionary," however...
– fear of clownClownClowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
s (not restricted to evil clownEvil clownThe image of the evil clown is a development in popular culture, in which the playful trope of the clown is rendered as disturbing through the use of horror elements and dark humor.-Background:...
s) - Cynophobia - Fear of dogs
- DecidophobiaDecidophobiaDecidophobia is the fear of making decisions.The word decidophobia was first mentioned by Princeton University philosopher Walter Kaufmann in his 1973 book Without guilt and justice in which he writes about the phobia in length....
– fear of making decisions - Dentophobia, Odontophobia – fear of dentistDentistA dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
s and dental procedures - Disposophobia, better known as "compulsive hoarding" – the fear of getting rid of or losing things
- Dysmorphophobia, or body dysmorphic disorderBody dysmorphic disorderBody Dysmorphic Disorder is a type of mental illness, a somatoform disorder, wherein the affected person is exclusively concerned with body image, manifested as excessive concern about and preoccupation with a perceived defect of his or her physical features...
– a phobic obsession with a real or imaginary body defect - EbulliophobiaEbulliophobiaEbulliophobia is the fear of bubbles. The type of bubble depends on the individual. Different forms of bubbles include but are nor limited to soap bubbles, children’s bubbles made with wands, boiling water bubbles, bubbles from chewing gum, fizz bubbles from soda and / or bubbles from cooking...
- fear of bubbles - EmetophobiaEmetophobiaEmetophobia is an intense, irrational fear or anxiety pertaining to vomiting. This specific phobia can also include subcategories of what causes the anxiety, including a fear of vomiting in public, a fear of seeing vomit, a fear of watching the action of vomiting or fear of being nauseated...
– fear of vomiting - Epistemophobia - fear of knowledge
- Ergasiophobia, Ergophobia – fear of work or functioning, or a surgeonSurgerySurgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
's fear of operating - ErgophobiaErgophobiaErgophobia also called Ergasiophobia, is an abnormal and persistent fear of work, finding work or functioning, ergophobia may also be a subset of either social phobia or performance anxiety. Sufferers of ergophobia experience undue anxiety about the workplace environment even though they realize...
– fear of work or functioning - ErotophobiaErotophobiaErotophobia is a term coined by a number of researchers in the late 1970s and early 1980s to describe one pole on a continuum of attitudes and beliefs about sexuality...
– fear of sexual love or sexual questions - Erythrophobia – pathological blushing
- Friggatriskaidekaphobia, Paraskavedekatriaphobia, Paraskevidekatriaphobia - fear of Friday the 13th
- GelotophobiaGelotophobiaGelotophobia is a term derived from two Greek terms, gelos meaning "laughter" and phobos meaning "fear", to describe people who have a fear of being laughed at. While most people do not like being laughed at, there is a sub-group of people that exceedingly fear being laughed at...
– fear of being laughed at - GephyrophobiaGephyrophobiaGephyrophobia is an anxiety disorder brought about by the fear of bridges. As a result, sufferers of gephyrophobia may avoid routes that will take them over bridges....
– fear of bridgeBridgeA bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
s - GenophobiaGenophobiaGenophobia is the physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse. The word comes from the Greek terms genos, meaning “offspring,” and phobos, meaning “fear.” Genophobia can also be called coitophobia...
, Coitophobia – fear of sexual intercourse - Genuphobia - fear of knees/kneeling
- GerascophobiaGerascophobiaGerascophobia is an abnormal or persistent fear of growing old or ageing. The term comes from the Greek "geras" and "phobos" ....
– fear of growing old or aging - GerontophobiaGerontophobiaGerontophobia is the fear of growing old, or a hatred or fear of the elderly.-Indicators:Ken Dychtwald identifies seven markers that can make up this phobia in chapter two of Age Wave: How the Most Important Trend of Our Time Will Change Your Future:...
– fear of growing old, or a hatred or fear of the elderly - GlossophobiaGlossophobiaGlossophobia or speech anxiety is the fear of public speaking. The word glossophobia comes from the Greek glōssa, meaning tongue, and φόβος phobos, fear or dread...
– fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak - Gurgephobia - fear of the abyss, particular the ocean floor or outer space
- GymnophobiaGymnophobiaGymnophobia is a fear of nudity. Gymnophobics experience anxiety from nudity, even if they realize their fear is irrational. They may worry about seeing others naked or being seen naked, or both...
– fear of nudity - GynophobiaGynophobiaGynophobia is an abnormal fear of women. In the past, the Latin term was used, horror feminae, meaning "fear of women"....
– fear of women - Halitophobia - fear of bad breath
- Haptephobia – fear of being touched
- HeliophobiaHeliophobiaHeliophobia has two meanings:* in psychology, heliophobia refers to a morbid fear of sunlight.* in medicine, heliophobia refers to an excessive sensitivity to sunlight.-Causes:...
– fear of sunlight - HemophobiaBlood phobiaBlood phobia is the extreme and irrational fear of blood. Acute cases of this fear can cause physical reactions that are uncommon in most other fears, specifically vasovagal syncope . Similar reactions can also occur with trypanophobia and traumatophobia...
, Haemophobia – fear of bloodBloodBlood is a specialized bodily fluid in animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.... - Hitleraphobia- The fear of hitler rising from the dead
- HexakosioihexekontahexaphobiaHexakosioihexekontahexaphobiaHexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the fear...
– fear of the number 666Number of the BeastThe Number of the Beast is a term in the Book of Revelation, of the New Testament, that is associated with the first Beast of Revelation chapter 13, the Beast of the sea. In most manuscripts of the New Testament and in English translations of the Bible, the number of the Beast is... - HoplophobiaHoplophobiaHoplophobia from the Greek hoplon, meaning weapon or armor, is defined as the "fear of firearms" and as the "fear of armed citizens".- Popular use of the term :...
– fear of weaponWeaponA weapon, arm, or armament is a tool or instrument used with the aim of causing damage or harm to living beings or artificial structures or systems...
s, specifically firearmFirearmA firearm is a weapon that launches one, or many, projectile at high velocity through confined burning of a propellant. This subsonic burning process is technically known as deflagration, as opposed to supersonic combustion known as a detonation. In older firearms, the propellant was typically...
s (Generally a political term but the clinical phobia is also documented) - Hyalophobia - fear of glass
- HydrophobiaAquaphobiaAquaphobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of water. Aquaphobia is a specific phobia that involves a level of fear that is beyond the patient's control or that may interfere with daily life. People suffer aquaphobia in many ways and may experience it even though they realize the water in an...
- fear of water, frequently noted as a common symptom of rabies - HylophobiaHylophobiaHylophobia, also known as Xylophobia or Ylophobia, is a psychological disorder defined by an irrational fear of wood, forest or trees.-Etymology:Hylophobia is derived from the Greek hylo-, meaning wood or forest, and phobo- meaning fear....
- fear of trees, forests or wood - Lachanophobia - fear of vegetables
- LigyrophobiaLigyrophobiaPhonophobia is a fear of loud sounds. It can also mean a fear of voices, or a fear of one's own voice.For example, listening to a CD that starts with a minute of silence and then suddenly goes into loud rock music would be extremely startling for most people, assuming they had no prior knowledge...
– fear of loud noises - LipophobiaLipophobiaLipophobia refers to avoidance of fats in food.In the United States the onset of the "national eating disorder" of lipophobia dates to 1977 when the nutritional guidelines titled Dietary Goals for the United States were announced by the United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human...
– fear/avoidance of fats in food - Megalophobia - fear of large objects
- Mycophobia - fear of mushrooms and fungii
- MysophobiaMysophobiaMysophobia is a term used to describe a pathological fear of contamination and germs. Someone who has such a fear is referred to as a mysophobe. The term was introduced by Dr. William Alexander Hammond in 1879 when describing a case of obsessive-compulsive disorder exhibited in repeatedly washing...
– fear of germs, contamination or dirt - NecrophobiaNecrophobiaNecrophobia is the abnormal fear of dead things as well as things associated with death . Necrophobia is derived from Greek nekros for "corpse" and -phob- from the Greek phobos for "fear".With all types of emotions, obsession with death becomes evident in both fascination and...
– fear of death and/or the dead - Negrophobia - fear of black people
- NomophobiaNomophobiaNomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. The term, an abbreviation for "no-mobile-phone phobia", was coined during a study by the UK Post Office who commissioned YouGov, a UK-based research organisation to look at anxieties suffered by mobile phone users...
– fear of being out of mobile phone contact - Nephophobia - fear of clouds
- NeophobiaNeophobiaNeophobia is the fear of new things or experiences. It is also called cainotophobia.In psychology, neophobia is defined as the persistent and abnormal fear of anything new. In its milder form, it can manifest as the unwillingness to try new things or break from routine...
, Cainophobia, Cainotophobia, Cenophobia, Centophobia, Kainolophobia, Kainophobia – fear of newness, novelty - NosophobiaNosophobiaNosophobia is a specific phobia, an irrational fear of contracting a disease, from Greek "nosos" for "disease"...
– fear of contracting a disease - Novercaphobia - fear of one's stepmother
- NosocomephobiaNosocomephobiaNosocomephobia is defined as the excessive fear of hospitals. Marc Siegel a doctor and associate professor at the New York University Medical Center says, "It's perfectly understandable why many people feel the way they do about a hospital stay," and continues, "You have control of your life ......
– fear of hospitals - NyctophobiaNyctophobiaNyctophobia is a phobia characterized by a severe fear of the darkness. It is triggered by the brain’s disfigured perception of what would or could happen when in a dark environment....
, Achluophobia, Lygophobia, Scotophobia – fear of darkness - OikophobiaOikophobiaOikophobia, also ecophobia, is a term used in psychiatry to refer to an aversion to home surroundings. It can also be used more generally to mean an abnormal fear of the home, or of the contents of a house...
– fear of home surroundings and household appliances - Ombrophobia – fear of rain
- Ommetophobia - fear of eyes
- Omphalophobia - fear of bellybuttons
- Ophidiophobia - fear of snakes
- Ophtalmophobia - Fear of being stared at
- Orinthophobia - fear of birds
- OsmophobiaOsmophobiaOsmophobia or olfactophobia refers to a fear, aversion, or psychological hypersensitivity to smells or odors. The phobia generally occurs in chronic migraine sufferers who may have odor triggered migraines. Such migraines are most frequently triggered by foul odors, but the hypersensitivity may...
, Olfactophobia – fear of smells - Ovophobia - fear of eggs
- Oxygenophobia fear of oxygen
- Panphobia – fear of everything or constant fear of an unknown cause
- Pedophobia - fear of pedophiles
- Pediophobia - fear of dolls, mannequins or robots
- PhagophobiaPhagophobiaPhagophobia is a psychogenic dysphagia, a fear of swallowing. It is expressed in various swallowing complaints without any apparent physical reason detectable by physical inspection and laboratory analyses...
– fear of swallowing - Pharmacophobia – fear of medications
- PhilophobiaPhilophobia (fear)Philophobia is the fear of being in love and falling in love. The risk is usually when a person has confronted any emotional turmoil relating to love in the past but also can be chronic phobia....
- fear of love - PhobophobiaPhobophobiaPhobophobia is a phobia defined as the fear of phobias, or the fear of fear, including intense anxiety and unrealistic and persistent fear of the somatic sensations and the feared phobia ensuing. Phobophobia can also be defined as the fear of phobias or fear of developing a phobia...
– fear of having a phobia - Phonophobia – fear of loud sounds
- Photophobia - the fear of light
- Piccophobia - Fear of the colours green and purple
- Pogonophobia - fear of beards
- Poinephobia - fear of punishment
- Porphyrophobia - fear of the color purple
- Pistanthrophobia - fear of trusting
- Pyrophobia – fear of fire
- Pyramiphobia - Fear of pyramid in Egypt
- RadiophobiaRadiophobiaRadiophobia is an abnormal fear of ionizing radiation, in particular, fear of X-rays. The term is also used in a non-medical sense to refer to general opposition to the use of nuclear energy....
– fear of radioactivity or X-rayX-rayX-radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz and energies in the range 120 eV to 120 keV. They are shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer than gamma...
s - Sichuaphobia - fear of Chinese food
- Siderodromophobia - fear of travelling by train
- SociophobiaSocial anxietySocial anxiety is anxiety about social situations, interactions with others, and being evaluated or scrutinized by other people...
– fear of people or social situations - Scolionophobia - fear of school
- ScopophobiaScopophobiaScopophobia or scoptophobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by a morbid fear of being seen or stared at by others. It is related to Ophthalmophobia.In the 1906 psychiatric journal The Alienist and Neurologist, scopophobia was described:...
– fear of being looked at or stared at - SomniphobiaSomniphobiaHypnophobia or somniphobia is an abnormal fear of sleep. It may result from a feeling of control loss, or from repeating nightmares. The prefix Hypno- originates from the Greek word hupnos, which means sleep.-Causes of Hypnophobia:...
– fear of sleep - Spasmenagaliaphobia (neologism; no official name) - fear of broken glass
- SpectrophobiaSpectrophobiaSpectrophobia is a kind of specific phobia involving a morbid fear of mirrors and one's own reflections.Catoptrophobia is the fear of mirrors...
– fear of ghost and phantoms - StygiophobiaStygiophobiaStygiophobia is the fear of Hell. The word is derived from the Greek words Stygios meaning hell, which is derived from the River Styx over which souls were carried into the underworld, and phobos meaning fear, which is itself derived from the Greek god Phobos, who was the son of Ares and...
- fear of Hell - TaphophobiaFear of being buried aliveFear of being buried alive is the fear of being placed in a grave while still alive as a result of being incorrectly pronounced dead. The abnormal, psychopathological version of this fear is referred to as taphophobia , which is translated as "fear of graves".Before the advent of modern medicine,...
– fear of the graveGrave (burial)A grave is a location where a dead body is buried. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as graveyards or cemeteries....
, or fear of being placed in a grave while still alive - TechnophobiaTechnophobiaTechnophobia is the fear or dislike of advanced technology or complex devices, especially computers. tech·no·pho·bi·a n. Fear of or aversion to technology, especially computers and high technology. -Related forms: tech'no·phobe' n., tech'no·pho'bic adj."— "tech·no·pho·bi·a - Show Spelled...
– fear of technologyTechnologyTechnology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
(see also LudditeLudditeThe Luddites were a social movement of 19th-century English textile artisans who protested – often by destroying mechanised looms – against the changes produced by the Industrial Revolution, which they felt were leaving them without work and changing their way of life...
) - Telephone phobiaTelephone phobiaTelephone phobia is reluctance or fear of making or taking phone calls, literally, "fear of telephone"...
– fear or reluctance of making or taking phone calls - TetraphobiaTetraphobiaTetraphobia is an aversion to or fear of the number . It is a superstition most common in East Asian regions such as Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Vietnam....
– fear of the number 4 - Thanatophobia – fear of deathDeathDeath is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....
- Tokophobia – fear of childbirth or pregnancy
- Traumatophobia – a synonym for injury phobiaInjury phobiaAccording to the DSM-IV classification of mental disorders, the injury phobia is a specific phobia of blood/injection/injury type. It is an abnormal, pathological fear of having an injury....
: fear of having an injury - Trichophobia - a morbid disgust caused by the sight of loose hairs
- TriskaidekaphobiaTriskaidekaphobiaTriskaidekaphobia is fear of the number ; it is a superstition and related to a specific fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia.The term was first used by Isador Coriat in Abnormal...
, Terdekaphobia – fear of the number 1313 (number)13 is the natural number after 12 and before 14. It is the smallest number with eight letters in its name spelled out in English. It is also the first of the teens – the numbers 13 through 19 – the ages of teenagers.... - TrypanophobiaTrypanophobiaTrypanophobia is the extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles. It is occasionally referred to as aichmophobia, belonephobia,...
, Belonephobia, Enetophobia – fear of needles or injections - Trypophobia - fear of holes
- Turophobia - fear of cheese
- Workplace phobiaWorkplace phobiaAccording to the general definition of specific phobias in DSM-IV or ICD-10, workplace phobia can be stated when an actual or imagined confrontation with the workplace or certain stimuli at the workplace causes a prominent anxiety reaction in a person. Secondly, avoidance behaviour towards the...
– fear of the workplace - XenophobiaXenophobiaXenophobia is defined as "an unreasonable fear of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange". It comes from the Greek words ξένος , meaning "stranger," "foreigner" and φόβος , meaning "fear."...
– fear of strangers, foreigners, or aliens - Xylophobia, Hylophobia, Ylophobia - fear of trees, forests or wood
Animal phobias
- AgrizoophobiaAgrizoophobiaAgrizoophobia is a common term used to describe a fear of wild animals.Many people suffer from agrizoophobia, especially those who were raised in isolated urban areas. This is particularly true of individuals born into an urban lifestyle. Resources are available to assist those who suffer from...
- fear of wild animals - AilurophobiaAilurophobiaAilurophobia is a type of specific phobia: the persistent, irrational fear of cats. It comes from the Greek , "cat" and , "fear".Synonyms include felinophobia, elurophobia, and gatophobia.-Causes:...
– fear/dislike of catCatThe cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
s - Alektorophobia - fear of chickenChickenThe chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...
s - Anopheliphobia - fear of mosquitoMosquitoMosquitoes are members of a family of nematocerid flies: the Culicidae . The word Mosquito is from the Spanish and Portuguese for little fly...
es - Apiphobia – fear/dislike of beeBeeBees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila...
s (also known as melissophobia, from the Greek melissa "bee") - ArachnophobiaArachnophobiaArachnophobia or arachnephobia is a specific phobia, the fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions. It is a manifestation of zoophobia, among the most common of all phobias. The reactions of arachnophobics often seem irrational to others...
– fear/dislike of spiderSpiderSpiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
s and other arachnidArachnidArachnids are a class of joint-legged invertebrate animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. All arachnids have eight legs, although in some species the front pair may convert to a sensory function. The term is derived from the Greek words , meaning "spider".Almost all extant arachnids are terrestrial...
s - Batrachophobia - fear of amphibianAmphibianAmphibians , are a class of vertebrate animals including animals such as toads, frogs, caecilians, and salamanders. They are characterized as non-amniote ectothermic tetrapods...
s, such as frogFrogFrogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...
s, newtNewtA newt is an aquatic amphibian of the family Salamandridae, although not all aquatic salamanders are considered newts. Newts are classified in the subfamily Pleurodelinae of the family Salamandridae, and are found in North America, Europe and Asia...
s, salamanderSalamanderSalamander is a common name of approximately 500 species of amphibians. They are typically characterized by a superficially lizard-like appearance, with their slender bodies, short noses, and long tails. All known fossils and extinct species fall under the order Caudata, while sometimes the extant...
s, etc - BovinophobiaBovinophobiaBovinophobia is a specific phobia, which is a fear or aversion to cattle. The condition can cause anxiety and panic attacks....
- fear/dislike of cattleCattleCattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius... - Bufonophobia - fear of toadToadA toad is any of a number of species of amphibians in the order Anura characterized by dry, leathery skin , short legs, and snoat-like parotoid glands...
s - Cetaphobia - fear/dislike of whaleWhaleWhale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...
s - Chiroptophobia – fear/dislike of batBatBats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,...
s - Cynophobia – fear/dislike of dogDogThe domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
s - EntomophobiaEntomophobiaEntomophobia is a common fear of or aversion to insects and similar arthropods, and even other terrestrial invertebrate animals, such as worms. Commonly, this condition might be referred to as the "fear of insects or bugs". This condition causes a slight to severe emotional reaction, a form of...
– fear/dislike of insectInsectInsects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
s - EquinophobiaEquinophobiaEquinophobia or hippophobia is a psychological fear of horses, derived from the Greek word 'Phobos', meaning fear and the Latin word 'Equus', meaning horse...
– fear/dislike of horseHorseThe horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
s (also known as hippophobia) - HerpetophobiaHerpetophobiaHerpetophobia is a common specific phobia, which consists of fear or aversion to reptiles, commonly lizards and snakes, and similar vertebrates as amphibians. It is one of the most diffused animal phobias, very similar and related to ophidiophobia, specific for snakes...
- fear/dislike of reptileReptileReptiles are members of a class of air-breathing, ectothermic vertebrates which are characterized by laying shelled eggs , and having skin covered in scales and/or scutes. They are tetrapods, either having four limbs or being descended from four-limbed ancestors...
s and/or amphibianAmphibianAmphibians , are a class of vertebrate animals including animals such as toads, frogs, caecilians, and salamanders. They are characterized as non-amniote ectothermic tetrapods...
s - Hippophobia - fear/dislike of horseHorseThe horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
s - IchthyophobiaIchthyophobiaFear of fish or ichthyophobia may refer to various cultural phenomena, such as fear of eating fish, or fear of dead fish, as well as to a specific phobia. Galeophobia is a subtype of ichthyophobia specifically focused on one type of fish: sharks. in medical dictionary...
– fear/dislike of fishFishFish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups... - Katsikaphobia - fear/dislike of goatGoatThe domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
- Lutraphobia - fear/dislike of otterOtterThe Otters are twelve species of semi-aquatic mammals which feed on fish and shellfish, and also other invertebrates, amphibians, birds and small mammals....
s - Mottephobia - fear/dislike of butterfliesButterflyA butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
and/or mothMothA moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s - Murophobia – fear/dislike of miceMouseA mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
and/or ratRatRats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents of the superfamily Muroidea. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus, the most important of which to humans are the black rat, Rattus rattus, and the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus...
s - Oncaphobia - fear of jaguarJaguarThe jaguar is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Southern United States and Mexico...
s - OphidiophobiaOphidiophobiaOphidiophobia or ophiophobia is a particular type of specific phobia, the abnormal fear of snakes. Fear of snakes is sometimes called by a more general term, herpetophobia, fear of reptiles and/or amphibians...
– fear/dislike of snakeSnakeSnakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
s - OrnithophobiaOrnithophobia-Symptoms:Ornithophobia can cause the following symptoms: breathlessness, dizziness, excessive sweating, nausea, dry mouth, feeling sick, shaking, heart palpitations, inability to speak or think clearly, a fear of dying, becoming mad or losing control, or a full-blown anxiety attack.-In popular...
– fear/dislike of birdBirdBirds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
s - Ornithoscelidaphobia – fear/dislike of dinosaurDinosaurDinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...
s - Pardophobia - fear of leopardLeopardThe leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...
s - Saurophobia - fear of lizardLizardLizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
s - Selachophobia - fear of sharkSharkSharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago....
s - ScoleciphobiaScoleciphobiaScoleciphobia is the fear of worms. The sight of a worm, or anything that looks like a worm, may cause someone with this phobia to have extreme anxiety or even panic attacks.-Classification of disease:...
– fear of wormWormThe term worm refers to an obsolete taxon used by Carolus Linnaeus and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck for all non-arthropod invertebrate animals, and stems from the Old English word wyrm. Currently it is used to describe many different distantly-related animals that typically have a long cylindrical...
s - Suchophobia - fear of crocodileCrocodileA crocodile is any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae . The term can also be used more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia: i.e...
s - XanthophobiaXanthophobiaXanthophobia is a fear of the colour yellow. This fear may include the sun, daffodils, yellow paint, and the Yellow Pages.Xanthophobic behaviour has been described in sea turtle hatchlings, helping them to visually find the sea after hatching....
- fear of the color yellow - ZoophobiaZoophobiaZoophobia or animal phobia may have one of two closely related meanings: a generic term for the class of specific phobias to particular animals, or an irrational fear or even simply dislike of any non-human animals....
- fear of animalAnimalAnimals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
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Non-psychological conditions
- AquaphobiaAquaphobiaAquaphobia is an abnormal and persistent fear of water. Aquaphobia is a specific phobia that involves a level of fear that is beyond the patient's control or that may interfere with daily life. People suffer aquaphobia in many ways and may experience it even though they realize the water in an...
– fear of waterWaterWater is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a... - PhotophobiaPhotophobiaPhotophobia is a symptom of abnormal intolerance to visual perception of light. As a medical symptom photophobia is not a morbid fear or phobia, but an experience of discomfort or pain to the eyes due to light exposure or by presence of actual physical photosensitivity of the eyes, though the term...
– hypersensitivity to light causing aversion to light - Phonophobia – hypersensitivity to sound causing aversion to sounds.
- OsmophobiaOsmophobiaOsmophobia or olfactophobia refers to a fear, aversion, or psychological hypersensitivity to smells or odors. The phobia generally occurs in chronic migraine sufferers who may have odor triggered migraines. Such migraines are most frequently triggered by foul odors, but the hypersensitivity may...
– hypersensitivity to smells causing aversion to odors.
Biology, chemistry
BiologistBiology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
s use a number of -phobia/-phobic terms to describe predispositions by plants and animals against certain conditions. For antonyms, see here.
- Acidophobia/AcidophobicAcidophobeThe terms Acidophobe/Acidophobia//Acidophoby/Acidophobic refer to intolerace to acidic environments. The term is variously applied to plants, bacteria, protozoa, animals, chemical compounds, etc. The anthonymous term is "acidophile". Cf. "alkaliphile"...
– preference for non-acidic conditions. - Heliophobia/HeliophobicHeliophobiaHeliophobia has two meanings:* in psychology, heliophobia refers to a morbid fear of sunlight.* in medicine, heliophobia refers to an excessive sensitivity to sunlight.-Causes:...
– aversion to sunSunThe Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
light. - Hydrophobia/HydrophobicHydrophobeIn chemistry, hydrophobicity is the physical property of a molecule that is repelled from a mass of water....
– a property of being repelled by water. - LipophobicityLipophobicityLipophobicity, also sometimes called lipophobia, is a chemical property of chemical compounds which means "fat rejection", literally "fear of fat". Lipophobic compounds are those not soluble in lipids or other non-polar solvents...
– a property of fat rejection - Ombrophobia – avoidance of rain
- Photophobia (biology)Photophobia (biology)In biology, photophobia refers to negative response to light.Photophobia is a behavior demonstrated by insects or other animals which seek to stay out of the light....
a negative phototaxisPhototaxisPhototaxis is a kind of taxis, or locomotory movement, that occurs when a whole organism moves in response to the stimulus of light. This is advantageous for phototrophic organisms as they can orient themselves most efficiently to receive light for photosynthesis...
or phototropismPhototropismPhototropism is directional growth in which the direction of growth is determined by the direction of the light source. In other words, it is the growth and response to a light stimulus. Phototropism is most often observed in plants, but can also occur in other organisms such as fungi...
response, or a tendency to stay out of the light - SuperhydrophobeSuperhydrophobeSuperhydrophobic surfaces such as the leaves of the lotus plant have surfaces that are highly hydrophobic, i.e., extremely difficult to wet. The contact angles of a water droplet exceeds 150° and the roll-off angle is less than 10°...
– the property given to materials that are extremely difficult to get wet. - Thermophobia – aversion to heatHeatIn physics and thermodynamics, heat is energy transferred from one body, region, or thermodynamic system to another due to thermal contact or thermal radiation when the systems are at different temperatures. It is often described as one of the fundamental processes of energy transfer between...
.
Prejudices and discrimination
The suffix -phobia is used to coin terms that denote a particular anti-ethnic or anti-demographic sentiment, such as Americanophobia, EurophobiaAnti-Europeanism
Anti-Europeanism refers to rejection of the culture of Europe and Europeanisation, sentiments, opinions and discrimination against European ethnic groups, and criticism of policies of European governments and the European Union...
, Francophobia
Francophobia
Francophobia or Gallophobia are terms that refer to a dislike or hatred toward France, the People of France, the Government of France, or the Francophonie...
, Hispanophobia
Hispanophobia
Hispanophobia is a fear, distrust, aversion, or discrimination of Hispanic people, Hispanic culture and the Spanish language. Its opposite is Hispanophilia...
, and Indophobia
Indophobia
Indophobia refers to hostility towards Indians and Indian culture. Indophobia is formally defined in the context of anti-Indian prejudice in East Africa and Australia as follows: "Indophobia is a tendency to react negatively towards people of Indian...
. Often a synonym with the prefix "anti-" already exists (e.g., Polonophobia
Polonophobia
The terms Polonophobia, anti-Polonism, antipolonism and anti-Polish sentiment refer to a spectrum of hostile attitudes toward Polish people and culture. These terms apply to racial prejudice against Poles and people of Polish descent, including ethnicity-based discrimination and state-sponsored...
vs. anti-Polonism). Anti-religious sentiments are expressed in terms such as Christianophobia and Islamophobia
Islamophobia
Islamophobia describes prejudice against, hatred or irrational fear of Islam or MuslimsThe term dates back to the late 1980s or early 1990s, but came into common usage after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States....
. Sometimes the terms themselves could even be considered racist, as with "Negrophobia."
Other prejudices include:
- AnglophobiaAnglophobiaAnglophobia means hatred or fear of England or the English people. The term is sometimes used more loosely for general Anti-British sentiment...
- fear/dislike of England or English culture, etc. - BiphobiaBiphobiaBiphobia is a term used to describe aversion felt toward bisexuality and bisexuals as a social group or as individuals. People of any sexual orientation can experience such feelings of aversion...
– fear/dislike of bisexualityBisexualityBisexuality is sexual behavior or an orientation involving physical or romantic attraction to both males and females, especially with regard to men and women. It is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation, along with a heterosexual and a homosexual orientation, all a part of the...
or bisexuals. - Christianophobia - fear/dislike of ChristiansChristianityChristianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
- EphebiphobiaEphebiphobiaThe fear of youth is called ephebiphobia. First coined as the "fear and loathing of teenagers," today the phenomenon is recognized as the "inaccurate, exaggerated and sensational characterization of young people" in a range of settings around the world...
– fear/dislike of youthYouthYouth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...
. - Germanophobia- fear/dislike of GermansGermansThe Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
. - GerontophobiaGerontophobiaGerontophobia is the fear of growing old, or a hatred or fear of the elderly.-Indicators:Ken Dychtwald identifies seven markers that can make up this phobia in chapter two of Age Wave: How the Most Important Trend of Our Time Will Change Your Future:...
, GerascophobiaGerascophobiaGerascophobia is an abnormal or persistent fear of growing old or ageing. The term comes from the Greek "geras" and "phobos" ....
– fear/dislike of aging or the elderly. - HeterophobiaHeterophobiaHeterophobia describes reverse discrimination based on sexual orientation and implies an irrational fear of, aversion toward, or discrimination againist heterosexual people and institutions...
– fear/dislike of heterosexuals. - HomophobiaHomophobiaHomophobia is a term used to refer to a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay and in some cases bisexual, transgender people and behavior, although these are usually covered under other terms such as biphobia and transphobia. Definitions refer to irrational fear, with the...
– fear/dislike of homosexualityHomosexualityHomosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
or homosexuals. - IslamophobiaIslamophobiaIslamophobia describes prejudice against, hatred or irrational fear of Islam or MuslimsThe term dates back to the late 1980s or early 1990s, but came into common usage after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States....
- fear/dislike of Muslims - Judeophobia – fear/dislike of Jews.
- LesbophobiaLesbophobiaLesbophobia comprises various forms of negativity toward lesbian women as individuals, as a couple or as a social group...
– fear/dislike of lesbians. - Negrophobia - fear/dislike of African AmericanAfrican AmericanAfrican Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
people. - Pedophobia, PediophobiaPediophobiaPediophobia, also known as the fear of dolls, is a relatively common kind of phobia. It is an anxiety disorder that can be associated with a range of dolls from old-fashioned china dolls and porcelain dolls to dolls that talk and move...
– fear/dislike of children. - Psychophobia – fear/dislike of mental illness or the mentally ill.
- SinophobiaSinophobiaSinophobia or anti-Chinese sentiment is the fear of or dislike of China, its people, overseas Chinese, or Chinese Culture...
– fear/dislike of Chinese. - XenophobiaXenophobiaXenophobia is defined as "an unreasonable fear of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange". It comes from the Greek words ξένος , meaning "stranger," "foreigner" and φόβος , meaning "fear."...
– fear/dislike of foreignersAlien (law)In law, an alien is a person in a country who is not a citizen of that country.-Categorization:Types of "alien" persons are:*An alien who is legally permitted to remain in a country which is foreign to him or her. On specified terms, this kind of alien may be called a legal alien of that country...
or extraterrestrials.
Jocular and fictional phobias
- Aibohphobia – a joke term for the fear of palindromePalindromeA palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of units that can be read the same way in either direction, with general allowances for adjustments to punctuation and word dividers....
s, which is a palindrome itself. The term is a piece of computer humor entered into the 1981 The Devil's DP Dictionary - AnachrophobiaAnachrophobiaAnachrophobia is a BBC Books original novel written by Jonathan Morris and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Anji.-Plot:...
– fear of temporal displacement, from a Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
novel by Jonathan Morris. - Anatidaephobia - the fictional fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you. From Gary LarsonGary LarsonGary Larson is the creator of The Far Side, a single-panel cartoon series that was syndicated internationally to newspapers for 15 years. The series ended with Larson's retirement on January 1, 1995. His 23 books of collected cartoons have combined sales of more than 45 million...
's The Far SideThe Far SideThe Far Side is a popular single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from January 1, 1980, to January 1, 1995. Its surrealistic humor is often based on uncomfortable social situations, improbable events, an anthropomorphic view of the world,...
. - AnoraknophobiaAnoraknophobiaAnoraknophobia is Marillion's 12th studio album, released in 2001. Following the success of their previous North American tour, underwritten by the band's fans themselves, Marillion turned to their fans to finance the making of Anoraknophobia, asking them to pre-order the album before it was even...
– a portmanteau of "anorakAnorakAn anorak or parka is a type of heavy jacket with a hood, often lined with fur or fake fur, so as to protect the face from a combination of freezing temperatures and wind...
" and "arachnophobiaArachnophobiaArachnophobia or arachnephobia is a specific phobia, the fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions. It is a manifestation of zoophobia, among the most common of all phobias. The reactions of arachnophobics often seem irrational to others...
". Used in the Wallace and GromitWallace and GromitWallace and Gromit are the main characters in a series consisting of four British animated short films and a feature-length film by Nick Park of Aardman Animations...
comic book Anoraknophobia. Also the title of an album by MarillionMarillionMarillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, England in 1979. Their recorded studio output comprises sixteen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve...
. - Arachibutyrophobia – fear of peanut butterPeanut butterPeanut butter is a food paste made primarily from ground dry roasted peanuts, popular in North America, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and parts of Asia, particularly the Philippines and Indonesia. It is mainly used as a sandwich spread, sometimes in combination as in the peanut butter and jelly...
sticking to the roof of the mouth. The word is used by Charles M. SchulzCharles M. SchulzCharles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.-Early life and education:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul...
in a 1982 installment of his "PeanutsPeanutsPeanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
" comic strip and by Peter O'DonnellPeter O'DonnellPeter O'Donnell was a British writer of mysteries and of comic strips, best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise, a female action hero/undercover trouble-shooter/enforcer...
in his 1985 Modesty BlaiseModesty BlaiseModesty Blaise is a British comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway in 1963. The strip follows the adventures of Modesty Blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and a criminal past, and her trusty sidekick Willie Garvin...
adventure novel Dead Man's HandleDead Man's HandleDead Man's Handle is the title of a 1985 action-adventure/spy novel written by Peter O'Donnell. It was the eleventh and final full-length novel chronicling the adventures of O'Donnell's comic strip creation, Modesty Blaise...
. - FeFiPhobia - Fear of giants
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – fear of long words. Hippopoto- "big" due to its allusion to the Greek-derived word hippopotamusHippopotamusThe hippopotamus , or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" , is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal and the heaviest...
(though this is derived as hippo- "horse" compounded with potam-os "river", so originally meaning "river horse"; according to the Oxford English, "hippopotamine" has been construed as large since 1847, so this coinage is reasonable); -monstr- is from Latin words meaning "monstrous", -o- is a noun-compounding vowel; -sesquipedali- comes from "sesquipedalian" meaning a long word (literally "a foot and a half long" in Latin), -o- is a noun-compounding vowel, and -phobia means "fear". Note: This was mentioned on the first episode of BrainiacBrainiac: Science AbuseBrainiac: Science Abuse is a British entertainment TV show with a science motif. Numerous experiments are carried out in each show, often to verify whether common conceptions are true or simply to create impressive explosions...
Series Five as one of TickleJon TickleJonathan "Jon" Tickle is a television presenter in the UK, who initially rose to fame as a contestant on the fourth series of the British Big Brother. He appeared before this, however, as a contestant on the gameshow Blockbusters in 1991. He is also a co-presenter on the Sky Digital television...
's Teasers. - Keanuphobia - fear of Keanu ReevesKeanu ReevesKeanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor. Reeves is perhaps best known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break and the science fiction-action trilogy The Matrix...
, portrayed in the Dean KoontzDean KoontzDean Ray Koontz is a prolific American author best known for his novels which could be described broadly as suspense thrillers. He also frequently incorporates elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. A number of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with...
book, False MemoryFalse Memory (novel)False Memory is a novel by the best-selling author Dean Koontz, released in 1999.-Editions:The main idea of the story is the creation of false memories or a memory that never occurred....
, where a woman has an irrational fear of Keanu ReevesKeanu ReevesKeanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor. Reeves is perhaps best known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break and the science fiction-action trilogy The Matrix...
and has to see her psychiatrist, Mark Ahriman, each week, unaware that she only has the fear in the first place because the psychotic Ahriman implanted it via hypnotic suggestion to amuse himself. He calls her the "Keanuphobe" in his head. - Luposlipaphobia - fear of being pursued by timber wolves around a kitchen table while wearing socks on a newly waxed floor, also from Gary LarsonGary LarsonGary Larson is the creator of The Far Side, a single-panel cartoon series that was syndicated internationally to newspapers for 15 years. The series ended with Larson's retirement on January 1, 1995. His 23 books of collected cartoons have combined sales of more than 45 million...
's The Far SideThe Far SideThe Far Side is a popular single-panel comic created by Gary Larson and syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, which ran from January 1, 1980, to January 1, 1995. Its surrealistic humor is often based on uncomfortable social situations, improbable events, an anthropomorphic view of the world,...
. - Nihilophobia - fear of nothingness (comes from the combination of the Latin word nihil which means nothing, none, and the suffix -phobia), as described by the DoctorDoctor (Star Trek)The Doctor, an Emergency Medical Hologram Mark I , is a fictional character from the television series Star Trek: Voyager, played by actor Robert Picardo...
in the Star Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
episode NightNight (Star Trek: Voyager)"Night" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the first episode of the fifth season. The episode has an average rating of 4.6/5 on the official Star Trek website .-Plot:...
. Voyager's morale officer and chef Neelix suffers from this condition, having panic attacks while the ship was traversing a dark expanse of space known as the Void. It is also the title of a 2008 album by NeuroniumNeuroniumNeuronium is a Spanish electronic music group created by Michel Huygen in 1976. The official biography claims Quasar 2C361 to be the first cosmic music album recorded in Spain. Over 30 albums have been released under the Neuronium label....
. Also, the animated version of George of the Jungle (2007 TV series)George of the Jungle (2007 TV series)George of the Jungle is a Canadian television series. It is the remake of the 1967 animated series of the same name, using Adobe Flash animation. It is produced in Canada , and more recently in the USA on Cartoon Network, premiering with the Christmas special. In Latin America, it is airing on...
is seen suffering in one episode of the cartoon, where they are telling scary stories. - Venustraphobia – fear of beautiful women, according to a 1998 humorous article published by BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
. The word is a portmanteau of "Venus trap" and "phobia". VenustraphobiaVenustraphobiaVenustraphobia is an album by Casbah Club, released in 2006 . It is the debut album for the band and uses many of Simon Townshend's well received solo songs...
is the title of a 2006 albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Casbah ClubCasbah ClubCasbah Club is a mod rock band formed in 2004, consisting of guitarist/vocalist Simon Townshend , bassist Bruce Foxton , drummer Mark Brzezicki , and rhythm guitarist Bruce Watson...
. - Monkeyphobia - fear of monkeys, as named by Lord Monkey Fist in the animated series Kim PossibleKim PossibleKim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the...
. Due to spending a summer in a cabin with a crazy chimp mascot, Ron Stoppable has a fear of monkeys, which he gets over several times, usually during battles with Monkey Fist, who is essentially Ron's arch-nemesis. - Sciuridaephobia - the fear that somewhere, somehow, a squirrel is watching you.
- Semaphobia - fear of average Web developers to use Semantic Web technologies.
- Tickcapucapitiphobia - fear of having a tick head stuck in your body. Half rational, since tick heads do carry diseases.
Miscellaneous
- ArachnophobiaArachnophobia (film)Arachnophobia is a 1990 American comedy horror film directed by Frank Marshall and starring Jeff Daniels and John Goodman. It was the first film released by Hollywood Pictures....
– "fear/dislike of spiders," a film - ChromophobiaChromophobia (film)Chromophobia is an ensemble film which debuted at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in France. The film's crew was made up of a brother-sister trio - Martha Fiennes wrote and directed the film, Ralph Fiennes starred in it, and Magnus Fiennes composed the score...
– "hatred/fear of colours," a film - Choreophobia – hatred of dance, a book by Anthony ShayAnthony ShayAnthony Shay is a dancer and choreographer specializing in dances from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. In 50 years of work he has created over 200 choreographies....
about Iranian dance and its prohibition after the Iranian RevolutionIranian RevolutionThe Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the... - EntomophobiaEntomophobia (orchid)Entomophobia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....
– a genusGenusIn biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of orchids. The word means "fear of insectInsectInsects are a class of living creatures within the arthropods that have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body , three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes, and two antennae...
s" - PhilophobiaPhilophobia (album)Philophobia is the second album by Arab Strap, released in 1998.The artwork is of singer Aidan Moffat and his then girlfriend posing nude, created by Niall Sullivan.-Track listing:#"Packs of Three" – 3:23#" Soaps" – 4:16...
, an album by Arab StrapArab Strap (band)Arab Strap were an indie rock band from Scotland that consisted of core members Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. The band were signed to independent record label Chemikal Underground, and split in 2006... - Robophobia – a novel by Richard EvansRichard Evans (British author)Richard Evans , is author of Kosmonaut Zero.-Music:From 1980 to 1997, Evans was a guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter in a number of bands, appearing on the following albums:...
- Phobia Phobia (album)1The CD released with the Phobia Collector's Edition DVD also includes this track.2This track is not listed on the albums back insert. When played, it appears as track 14, making "So Cold" track 15.-Collector's edition DVD track listing:# "Polyamorous"# "Home"...
, an album by Breaking BenjaminBreaking BenjaminBreaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, currently consisting of Benjamin Burnley and Chad Szeliga. The band has released four studio albums to date and a greatest hits album that was released on August 16, 2011. The group initially went on indefinite hiatus due...