Phobia Archive
Browse through the fears of days past.
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Taeniophobia
Fear of tapeworms.
336
Syphilophobia
Fear of syphilis.
335
Syngenesophobia
Fear of relatives.
334
Symmetrophobia
Fear of symmetry.
333
Symbolophobia
Fear of symbolism.
332
Suriphobia
Fear of mice.
331
Stygiophobia
Fear of hell.
330
Stenophobia
Fear of narrow things or places.
329
Staurophobia
Fear of crosses or the crucifix.
328
Stasibasiphobia
Fear of standing or walking.
327
Spermatophobia
Fear of germs.
326
Spectrophobia
Fear of specters or ghosts.
325
Spacephobia
Fear of outer space.
324
Soteriophobia
Fear of dependence on others.
323
Sophophobia
Fear of learning.
322
Sociophobia
Fear of society or people in general.
321
Soceraphobia
Fear of parents-in-law.
320
Sitophobia
Fear of food or eating.
319
Sinophobia
Fear of Chinese, Chinese culture.
318
Sinistrophobia
Fear of things to the left or left-handed.
317
Siderophobia
Fear of stars.
316
Siderodromophobia
Fear of trains, railroads or train travel.
315
Sexophobia
Fear of the opposite sex.
314
Scriptophobia
Fear of writing in public.
313
Scotophobia
Fear of darkness.
312
Scotomaphobia
Fear of blindness in visual field.
311
Scopophobia
Fear of being seen or stared at.
310
Scolionophobia
Fear of school.
309
Sciophobia
Fear of shadows.
308
Scelerophibia
Fear of bad men, burglars.
307
Scatophobia
Fear of fecal matter.
306
Scabiophobia
Fear of scabies.
305
Satanophobia
Fear of Satan.
304
Sarmassophobia
Fear of love play.
303
Samhainophobia
Fear of Halloween.
302
Russophobia
Fear of Russians.
301
Rupophobia
Fear of dirt.
300
Rhytiphobia
Fear of getting wrinkles.
299
Rhypophobia
Fear of defecation.
298
Radiophobia
Fear of radiation, x-rays.
297
Pupaphobia
Fear of puppets.
296
Pteronophobia
Fear of being tickled by feathers.
295
Pteridophobia
Fear of ferns.
294
Psychrophobia
Fear of cold.
293
Psychophobia
Fear of mind.
292
Psellismophobia
Fear of stuttering.
291
Prosophobia
Fear of progress.
290
Proctophobia
Fear of rectums.
289
Potophobia
Fear of alcohol.
288
Potamophobia
Fear of rivers or running water.
287
Porphyrophobia
Fear of the color purple.
286
Ponophobia
Fear of overworking or of pain.
285
Polyphobia
Fear of many things.
284
Politicophobia
Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians.
283
Poliosophobia
Fear of contracting poliomyelitis.
282
Poinephobia
Fear of punishment.
281
Pocrescophobia
Fear of gaining weight.
280
Pneumatiphobia
Fear of spirits.
279
Pluviophobia
Fear of rain or of being rained on.
278
Plutophobia
Fear of wealth.
277
Placophobia
Fear of tombstones.
276
Phthisiophobia
Fear of tuberculosis.
275
Photophobia
Fear of light.
274
Photoaugliaphobia
Fear of glaring lights.
273
Phonophobia
An alternate name for the fear of loud noises.
272
Philosophobia
Fear of philosophy.
271
Philemaphobia
Fear of kissing.
270
Phengophobia
Fear of daylight or sunshine.
269
Phasmophobia
An alternate name for the fear of ghosts.
268
Phallophobia
Fear of a penis, esp. erect.
267
Phalacrophobia
Fear of becoming bald.
266
Phagophobia
Fear of swallowing.
265
Pentheraphobia
Fear of mother-in-law.
264
Peniaphobia
Fear of poverty.
263
Pediculophobia
Fear of lice.
262
Peccatophobia
Fear of sinning or imaginary crimes.
261
Patroiophobia
Fear of heredity.
260
Pathophobia
Fear of disease.
259
Parthenophobia
Fear of virgins or young girls.
258
Paraskavedekatriaphobia
Fear of Friday the 13th.
257
Parasitophobia
Fear of parasites.
256
Paraphobia
Fear of sexual perversion.
255
Paralipophobia
Fear of neglecting duty or responsibility.
254
Papyrophobia
Fear of paper.
253
Panthophobia
Fear of suffering and disease.
252
Pagophobia
Fear of ice or frost.
251
Ouranophobia
Fear of heaven.
250
Ostraconophobia
Fear of shellfish.
249
Optophobia
Fear of opening one's eyes.
248
Onomatophobia
Fear of hearing a certain word or of names.
247
Oneirophobia
Fear of dreams.
246
Ommetaphobia
Fear of eyes.
245
Olfactophobia
Fear of smells.
244
Oikophobia
Fear of home surroundings, house.
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Oenophobia
Fear of wines.
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Odynephobia
Fear of pain.
241
Odontophobia
Fear of teeth or dental surgery.
240
Octophobia
Fear of the figure 8.
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Ochophobia
Fear of vehicles.
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Ochlophobia
Fear of crowds or mobs.
237
Obesophobia
Fear of gaining weight.
236
Numerophobia
Fear of numbers.
235
Novercaphobia
Fear of your step-mother.
234
Nomatophobia
Fear of names.
233
Noctiphobia
Fear of the night.
232
Neophobia
Fear of anything new.
231
Neopharmaphobia
Fear of new drugs.
230
Nelophobia
Fear of glass.
229
Nebulaphobia
Fear of fog (homichlophobia).
228
Mythophobia
Fear of myths or stories or of stating false statements.
227
Myrmecophobia
Fear of ants.
226
Mycetophobia
Fear or aversion to mushrooms.
225
Muriphobia
Fear of mice.
224
Mottephobia
Fear of moths.
223
Motorphobia
Fear of automobiles.
222
Monopathophobia
Fear of definite disease.
221
Molysmophobia
Fear of dirt or contamination.
220
Mnemophobia
Fear of memories.
219
Microphobia
Fear of small things.
218
Microbiophobia
Fear of microbes (bacteriophobia).
217
Metrophobia
Fear of poetry.
216
Methyphobia
Fear of alcohol.
215
Meteorophobia
Fear of meteors or meteorites.
214
Metathesiophobia
Fear of changes.
213
Metallophobia
Fear of metal.
212
Merinthophobia
Fear of being bound or tied up.
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Meningitophobia
Fear of brain disease.
210
Melophobia
Fear or hatred of music.
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Melissophobia
Fear of bees.
208
Melanophobia
Fear of the color black.
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Megalohydrothalassophobia
Fear of large underwater creatures or objects.
206
Medorthophobia
Fear of an erect penis.
205
Medomalacuphobia
Fear of losing an erection.
204
Mechanophobia
Fear of machines.
203
Mastigophobia
Fear of punishment.
202
Maniaphobia
Fear of insanity.
201
Malaxophobia
Fear of love play (sarmassophobia).
200
Maieusiophobia
Fear of childbirth.
199
Mageirocophobia
Fear of cooking.
198
Macrophobia
Fear of long waits.
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Lyssophobia
Fear of rabies or of becoming insane.
196
Lygophobia
Fear of darkness.
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Lutraphobia
Fear of otters.
194
Luiphobia
Fear of syphilis.
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Logophobia
Fear of words.
192
Logizomechanophobia
Fear of computers.
191
Lockiophobia
Fear of childbirth.
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Liticaphobia
Fear of lawsuits.
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Linonophobia
Fear of string.
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Limnophobia
Fear of lakes.
187
Lilapsophobia
Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.
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Ligyrophobia
Fear of loud noises.
185
Levophobia
Fear of things to the left side of the body.
184
Leukophobia
Fear of the color white.
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Leprophobia
Fear of leprosy.
182
Laliophobia
Fear of speaking.
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Lachanophobia
Fear of vegetables.
180
Kyphophobia
Fear of stooping.
179
Kosmikophobia
Fear of cosmic phenomenon.
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Koniophobia
Fear of dust.
177
Kopophobia
Fear of fatigue.
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Kenophobia
Fear of voids or empty spaces.
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Kakorrhaphiophobia
Fear of failure or defeat.
174
Kainolophobia
Fear of anything new, novelty.
173
Judeophobia
Fear of Jews.
172
Japanophobia
Fear of the Japanese.
171
Isopterophobia
Fear of termites, insects that eat wood.
170
Isolophobia
Fear of solitude, being alone.
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Iophobia
Fear of poison.
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Illyngophobia
Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down.
167
Ideophobia
Fear of ideas.
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Hypsiphobia
Fear of height.
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Hypnophobia
Fear of sleep or of being hypnotized.
164
Hylophobia
Fear of forests.
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Hylephobia
Fear of materialism or the fear of epilepsy.
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Hydrophobia
Fear of water, often a symptom of rabies.
161
Hoplophobia
Fear of firearms.
160
Hominophobia
Fear of men.
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Homichlophobia
Fear of fog.
158
Hodophobia
Fear of road travel.
157
Hobophobia
Fear of bums or beggars.
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Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
Fear of long words.
155
Hierophobia
Fear of priests or sacred things.
154
Heterophobia
Fear of the opposite sex.
153
Herpetophobia
Fear of reptiles, such as lizards or snakes.
152
Heresyphobia
Fear of challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviation.
151
Hemophobia
An alternate name for the fear of blood.
150
Helminthophobia
Fear of being infested with worms.
149
Hellenologophobia
Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology.
148
Hedonophobia
Fear of feeling pleasure.
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Harpaxophobia
Fear of being robbed.
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Haptephobia
Fear of being touched.
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Hamartophobia
Fear of sinning.
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Hagiophobia
Fear of saints or holy things.
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Hadephobia
Fear of hell.
142
Gynophobia
Fear of women.
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Gymnophobia
Fear of nudity.
140
Genuphobia
Fear of knees.
139
Germanophobia
Fear of Germany or German culture.
138
Galeophobia
An alternate name for the fear of sharks.
137
Frigophobia
Fear of cold or cold things.
136
Francophobia
Fear of France or French culture.
135
Febriphobia
Fear of fever.
134
Eurotophobia
Fear of female genitalia.
133
Euphobia
Fear of hearing good news.
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Eremophobia
Fear of being oneself or of loneliness.
131
Equinophobia
Fear of horses.
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Eosophobia
Fear of dawn or daylight.
129
Entomophobia
A more general term for the fear of insects.
128
Enochlophobia
Fear of crowds.
127
Elurophobia
An alternate name for Ailurophobia, the fear of cats.
126
Ecclesiophobia
Fear of churches.
125
Ebulliophobia
Fear of bubbles.
124
Dysmorphophobia
Fear of a physical defect.
123
Dutchphobia
Fear of the Dutch.
122
Dromophobia
Fear of crossing streets.
121
Doraphobia
Fear of fur or animal skins.
120
Disposophobia
Fear of getting rid of stuff, leading to compulsive hoarding.
119
Dikephobia
Fear of justice.
118
Demonophobia
Fear of demons.
117
Decidophobia
Fear of making decisions.
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Cyberphobia
Fear of computers and technology.
115
Crystallophobia
Fear of crystals or glass.
114
Coprophobia
Fear of feces.
113
Coimetrophobia
Fear of cemeteries.
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Cleithrophobia
Fear of being trapped.
111
Cibophobia
Fear of food.
110
Chronomentrophobia
Fear of clocks.
109
Chromophobia
Fear of colors.
108
Cherophobia
Fear of happiness or gaiety.
107
Chemophobia
Fear of chemicals.
106
Chaetophobia
Fear of hair.
105
Catagelophobia
Fear of being ridiculed.
104
Cacophobia
Fear of ugliness.
103
Botanophobia
Fear of plants.
102
Belonephobia
Fear of needles.
101
Batrachophobia
Fear of amphibians, such as frogs, newts, salamanders, etc.
100
Barophobia
The fear of gravity.
99
Bacteriophobia
The fear of bacteria.
98
Apiphobia
The fear of bees.
97
Aphenphosmphobia
The fear of being touched.
96
Anthropophobia
The fear of people or society.
95
Anginophobia
The fear of angina, choking, or narrowness.
94
Androphobia
The fear of men.
93
Algophobia
The fear of pain.
92
Alektorophobia
The fear of chickens.
91
Ablutophobia
The fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning.
90
Zemmiphobia
The fear of the great mole rat.
89
Verbophobia
The fear of words.
88
Uranophobia
The fear of heaven or the sky.
87
Tachophobia
The fear of speed.
86
Somniphobia
The irrational fear of sleep.
85
Selenophobia
The fear of the moon.
84
Ombrophobia
The fear of rain.
83
Koumpounophobia
The fear of buttons.
82
Ephebiphobia
The fear of teenagers.
81
Cyberphobia
The fear of computers or technology.
80
Catoptrophobia
The fear of mirrors.
79
Bibliophobia
The fear of books.
78
Arithmophobia
The fear of numbers.
77
Taphophobia
The fear of being buried alive.
76
Nomophobia
The fear of being without a mobile phone.
75
Anthophobia
The fear of flowers.
74
Trypanophobia
An extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles.
73
Pogonophobia
The fear of beards.
72
Heliophobia
The fear of the sun or sunlight.
71
Autophobia
The fear of being alone, also known as monophobia.
70
Ergophobia
The fear of work.
69
Metathesiophobia
The fear of change.
68
Galeophobia
The fear of sharks.
67
Scoleciphobia
The fear of worms.
66
Ranidaphobia
The fear of frogs and toads.
65
Ichthyophobia
The fear of fish.
64
Chiroptophobia
The fear of bats.
63
Ailurophobia
The fear of cats.
62
Anatidaephobia
The fictional fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you.
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Globophobia
The fear of balloons.
60
Lepidopterophobia
The fear of butterflies and moths.
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Myrmecophobia
The fear of ants.
58
Eisoptrophobia
The fear of mirrors or of seeing one's own reflection.
57
Phobophobia
The fear of phobias.
56
Ecophobia
The fear of the home.
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Chronophobia
The fear of time passing.
54
Somniphobia
The fear of sleep.
53
Automatonophobia
The fear of human-like figures.
52
Kinetophobia
The fear of movement or motion.
51
Aviatophobia
A fear of flying, often used interchangeably with Aerophobia.
50
Vehophobia
The fear of driving.
49
Phonophobia
The fear of loud noises.
48
Emetophobia
The fear of vomiting.
47
Megalophobia
The fear of large objects.
46
Spheksophobia
The fear of wasps.
45
Musophobia
The fear of mice and rats.
44
Entomophobia
The fear of insects.
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Katsaridaphobia
The fear of cockroaches.
42
Gephyrophobia
The fear of bridges.
41
Pnigophobia
The fear of choking or suffocation.
40
Thalassophobia
The fear of large, deep bodies of water.
39
Necrophobia
The fear of dead things and things associated with death.
38
Nosocomephobia
The fear of hospitals.
37
Pharmacophobia
The fear of medication.
36
Tomophobia
The fear of surgery or medical procedures.
35
Traumatophobia
The fear of injury.
34
Nosophobia
The fear of developing a specific disease.
33
Gerascophobia
The fear of aging.
32
Tokophobia
The fear of childbirth.
31
Gamophobia
The fear of marriage or commitment.
30
Philophobia
The fear of falling in love or emotional attachment.
29
Monophobia
The fear of being alone.
28
Athazagoraphobia
The fear of being forgotten, ignored, or abandoned.
27
Social Phobia
Fear of social situations that involve interaction with other people.
26
Pediophobia
The fear of dolls.
25
Technophobia
The fear or dislike of advanced technology or complex devices.
24
Xenophobia
Fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners.
23
Phasmophobia
The fear of ghosts.
22
Trypanophobia
The fear of needles or injections.
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Iatrophobia
The fear of doctors.
20
Dentophobia
An intense fear of dentists and dental procedures.
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Hemophobia
An irrational fear of blood.
18
Aquaphobia
An irrational fear of water.
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Nyctophobia
An intense fear of the dark.
16
Pyrophobia
An irrational fear of fire.
15
Coulrophobia
The fear of clowns.
14
Ornithophobia
The irrational fear of birds.
13
Atychiphobia
The abnormal, unwarranted, and persistent fear of failure.
12
Glossophobia
The fear of public speaking.
11
Thanatophobia
An intense fear of death or the dying process.
10
Trypophobia
A fear or disgust of closely packed holes.
9
Aerophobia
The fear of flying.
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Mysophobia
A pathological fear of contamination and germs.
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Claustrophobia
An irrational fear of confined spaces.
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Astraphobia
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
5
Cynophobia
The irrational fear of dogs.
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Agoraphobia
Fear of being in situations where escape might be difficult or that help wouldn't be available if things go wrong.
3
Acrophobia
An extreme or irrational fear of heights.
2
Ophidiophobia
The irrational fear of snakes.
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Arachnophobia
The intense and irrational fear of spiders and other arachnids.