Scientific names for people who suffer irrational fears of specific objects or situations
Phobias beginning with the letter A | |
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Acarophobia | Itching |
Achluophobia | Darkness |
Acousticophobia | Noise |
Acrophobia | Heights |
Aerophobia | Drafts |
Agliophobia | Pain |
Agoraphobia | Crowds |
Agraphobia | Sexual abuse |
Agrizoophobia | Wild animals |
Aichmophobia | Needles, pointed objects |
Ailurophobia | Cats |
Alektorophobia | Chickens |
Algophobia | Pain |
Altophobia | Heights |
Amathophobia | Dust |
Ambulophobia | Walking |
Ancraophobia | Wind |
Androphobia | Men |
Anthrophobia | Flowers |
Aphenphosmphobia | Being touched |
Apiphobia | Bees |
Apotemnophobia | Amputees |
Arachibutyrophobia | Peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth |
Arachnophobia | Spiders |
Asthenophobia | Fainting, weakness |
Astraphobia | Thunder and lightning |
Aviatophobia | Flying |
B Phobias | |
Barophobia | Gravity |
Bathophobia | Depth |
Batonophobia | Plants |
Bibliophobia | Books |
Bromidrophobia | Body odours |
Brontophobia | Thunder and lightning |
Bufonophobia | Toads |
Phobia names beginning with C | |
Carnophobia | Meat |
Catoptrophobia | Mirrors |
Ceraunophobia | Thunder |
Chaetophobia | Hair |
Cheimatophobia | Cold |
Chionophobia | Snow |
Cibophobia | Food |
Cleptophobia | Stealing |
Coimetrophobia | Cemeteries |
Coitophobia | Coitus |
Coprophobia | Feces |
Coulrophobia | Clowns |
Cremnophobia | Precipices |
Cryophobia | Extreme cold |
Phobias starting with D associated with fear | |
Demophobia | Crowds |
Dendrophobia | Trees |
Dentophobia | Dentists |
Dermatopathophobia | Skin disease |
Dermatophobia | Skin lesions |
Didaskaleinophobia | School |
Dinophobia | Dizziness |
Diplophobia | Double vision |
Dipsophobia | Drinking |
Dutchphobia | The Dutch |
Dysmorphophobia | Deformity |
E | |
Ecclesiophobia | Church |
Ecophobia | Home |
Eisoptrophobia | Mirrors |
Electrophobia | Electricity |
Elurophobia | Cats |
Emetophobia | Vomiting |
Enetophobia | Pins |
Entomophobia | Insects |
Epistaxiophobia | Nosebleeds |
Epistemophobia | Knowledge |
Equinophobia | Horses |
Ergophobia | Work |
F | |
Felinophobia | Cats |
Francophobia | France |
Frigophobia | Cold |
G | |
Galiophobia | France |
Gamophobia | Marriage |
Genophobia | Sex |
Genuphobia | Knees |
Gephyrophobia | Crossing bridges |
Gerascophobia | Growing old |
Germanophobia | Germany |
German | culture |
Glossophobia | Speaking in public |
Gymnophobia | Nudity |
Gynophobia | Women |
H | |
Hadephobia | Hell |
Hagiophobia | Holy things |
Heliophobia | The Sun |
Hemophobia | blood |
Herpetophobia | Reptiles |
Heterophobia | The opposite sex |
Hierophobia | Priests |
Hippophobia | Horses |
Hominophobia | Men |
Hydrophobia | Water |
Hydrophobophobia | Rabies |
Hypegiaphobia | Responsibility |
Hypertrichophobia | Hair |
Hypnophobia | Sleep |
I | |
Iatrophobia | Going to the doctor |
Ichthyophobia | Fish |
Illyngophobia | Vertigo |
J | |
Japanophobia | Japanese |
Judeophobia | Jews |
K | |
Kakorrhaphiophobia | Defeat |
Katagelophobia | Ridicule |
Kathisophobia | Sitting down |
Kenophobia | Empty spaces |
Kolpophobia | Genitals |
Koniophobia | Dust |
Kopophobia | Fatigue |
L | |
Lachanophobia | Vegetables |
Laliophobia | Speaking |
Ligyrophobia | Loud noises |
Lilapsophobia | Tornadoes and hurricanes |
Limnophobia | Lakes |
Lockiophobia | Childbirth |
Lygophobia | Darkness |
M | |
Melissophobia | Bees |
Menophobia | Menstruation |
Methyphobia | Alcohol |
Molysmophobia | Contamination, dirt |
Murophobia | Mice |
Mycophobia | Mushrooms |
Myctophobia | Darkness |
N | |
Nebulaphobia | Fog |
Necrophobia | Death |
Nosocomephobia | Hospitals |
Nyctophobia | The dark |
O | |
Ochlophobia | Crowds |
Odynophobia | Pain |
Oneirophobia | Dreams |
Ophidiophobia | Snakes |
Ouranophobia | Heaven |
P | |
Pantophobia | Everything |
Paraskavedekatriaphobia | Friday the 13th |
Pediculophobia | Lice |
Pediophobia | Dolls |
Pedophobia | Children |
Peladophobia | Bald people |
Phasmophobia | Ghosts |
Phengophobia | Daylight |
Philematophobia | Kissing |
Phobophobia | Fear |
Phonophobia | Noises |
Photophobia | Light |
Pogonophobia | Beards |
Pteromerhanophobia | Flying |
Pyrophobia | Fire |
Q | |
R | |
Ranidaphobia | Frogs |
Rupophobia | Dirt |
Russophobia | Russians |
S | |
Sciophobia | Shadows |
Scoleciphobia | Worms |
Scolionophobia | School |
Selenophobia | The moon |
Sinophobia | Chinese |
Sitophobia | Food |
Sociophobia | People |
Somniphobia | Sleep |
Spheksophobia | Wasps |
Stenophobia | Narrow places |
Suriphobia | Mice |
Symbolophobia | Symbolism |
Symmetrophobia | Symmetry |
Syngenesophobia | Relatives |
T | |
Tachophobia | Speed |
Taeniophobia | Tapeworms |
Taphephobia | Being buried alive |
Taurophobia | Bulls |
Technophobia | Technology |
Telephonophobia | Telephones |
Teratophobia | Deformed people |
Testophobia | Taking tests |
Tetanophobia | Tetanus |
Thalassophobia | The sea |
Thanatophobia | Death |
Theatrophobia | Theaters |
Theologicophobia | Theology |
Theophobia | Religion |
Thermophobia | Heat |
Tocophobia | Pregnancy |
Tomophobia | Surgical operations |
Tonitrophobia | Thunder |
Topophobia | Certain places or situations |
Toxicophobia | Poison |
Traumatophobia | Injury |
Tremophobia | Trembling |
Trichinophobia | Trichinosis |
Trichopathophobia | Hair |
Trichophobia | Hair |
Triskadekaphobia | The number 13 |
Tropophobia | Making changes |
Trypanophobia | Injections |
Tuberculophobia | Tuberculosis |
Tyrannophobia | Tyrants |
U | |
Uranophobia | Heaven |
Urophobia | Urine |
V | |
Vaccinophobia | Vaccination |
Venustraphobia | Beautiful women |
Verbophobia | Words |
Vestiphobia | Clothing |
Virginitiphobia | Rape |
Vitricophobia | Step father |
W | |
Wiccaphobia | Witches and witchcraft |
X | |
Xanthophobia | The colour yellow |
Xenophobia | Foreigners |
Xerophobia | Dryness |
Xylophobia | Forests |
Y | |
Z | |
Zelophobia | Jealousy |
Zoophobia | Animals |