Today I am sharing the word list on Phobias (Intense Fear of) which is very important for your upcoming competitive exams. A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation the affected person will go to great lengths to avoid, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed. The list is given below:
Word List: Phobias (Intense Fear of)
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acarophobia | Fear of itching or of insects causing itching |
| Acrophobia | Fear of heights |
| Aerophobia | Fear of flying or draughts |
| Agoraphobia | Fear of open spaces |
| Agyiophobia | Fear of crossing busy streets |
| Aichmophobia | Fear of sharp or pointed objects |
| Ailurophobia | Fear of cats |
| Algophobia | Fear of pain |
| Amathophobia | Fear of dust |
| Amaxophobia | Fear of riding in a car |
| Ambulophobia | Fear of walking |
| Anglophobia | Fear of England or the English |
| Anthrophobia | Fear of humans |
| Anuptaphobia | Fear of staying single |
| Aquaphobia | Fear of water |
| Arachibutyrophobia | Fear of peanut butter sticking to roof of mouth |
| Arachnophobia | Fear of spiders |
| Astraphobia | Fear of being struck by lightning |
| Astrapophobia | Fear of thunder and lightning |
| Automysophobia | Fear of being dirty |
| Autophobia | Fear of solitude |
| Ballistophobia | Fear of missiles |
| Bathophobia | Fear of falling from a high place |
| Batophobia | Fear of heights or being close to tall buildings |
| Batrachophobia | Fear of frogs and toads |
| Belonephobia | Fear of pins and needles |
| Bibliophobia | Fear of books |
| Blennophobia | Fear of slime |
| Brontophobia | Fear of thunder and lightning |
| Cancerophobia | Fear of cancer |
| Cathisophobia | Fear of sitting |
| Cenophobia | Fear of empty spaces |
| Chrematophobia | Fear of money |
| Cibophobia | Fear of or distaste for food |
| Claustrophobia | Fear of closed spaces |
| Climacophobia | Fear of falling down stairs |
| Clinophobia | Fear of staying in bed |
| Cremnophobia | Fear of cliffs and precipices |
| Cyberphobia | Fear of computers |
| Cynophobia | Fear of dogs |
| Dromophobia | Fear of crossing streets |
| Dysmorphophobia | Fear of physical deformities |
| Ecophobia | Fear of home |
| Eleutherophobia | Fear of freedom |
| Eosophobia | Fear of dawn |
| Ergasiophobia | Fear of work |
| Ergophobia | Fear of work |
| Erotophobia | Fear of sex |
| Erythrophobia | Fear of red lights or of blushing |
| Euphobia | Fear of good news |
| Francophobia | Fear of France or the French |
| Gallophobia | Fear of France or the French |
| Gamophobia | Fear of marriage |
| Geniophobia | Fear of chins |
| Genophobia | Fear of sex |
| Gerascophobia | Fear of growing old |
| Graphophobia | Fear of writing |
| Gymnophobia | Fear of nudity |
| Heliophobia | Fear of sunlight |
| Herpetophobia | Fear of snakes |
| Hierophobia | Fear of sacred things |
| Homichlophobia | Fear of fog |
| Homophobia | Fear of homosexuals |
| Hydrophobia | Fear of water |
| Hypsophobia | Fear of high places |
| Iatrophobia | Fear of going to the doctor |
| Iconophobia | Fear or hatred of images |
| Kainotophobia | Fear of change |
| Kakorrhaphiophobia | Fear of failure |
| Kenophobia | Fear of empty spaces |
| Ligyrophobia | Fear of loud noises |
| Linonophobia | Fear of string |
| Lygophobia | Fear of darkness |
| Lyssophobia | Fear of hydrophobia |
| Macrophobia | Fear of prolonged waiting |
| Metrophobia | Fear of poetry |
| Monophobia | Fear of being alone |
| Muriphobia | Fear of mice |
| Myophobia | Fear of mice |
| Mysophobia | Fear of contamination or dirt |
| Nebulaphobia | Fear of fog |
| Necrophobia | Fear of corpses |
| Negrophobia | Fear of blacks |
| Neophobia | Fear of novelty |
| Nosophobia | Fear of disease |
| Novercaphobia | Fear of one's stepmother |
| Nyctophobia | Fear of the night or darkness |
| Ochlophobia | Fear of crowds |
| Oenophobia | Fear or hatred of wine |
| Ombrophobia | Fear of rain |
| Onomatophobia | Fear of hearing a certain word |
| Ophidiophobia | Fear of snakes |
| Ophthalmophobia | Fear of being stared at |
| Optophobia | Fear of opening one’s eyes |
| Ornithophobia | Fear of birds |
| Paedophobia | Fear of children; fear of dolls |
| Panophobia | Melancholia marked by groundless fears |
| Pantophobia | Fear of everything |
| Parthophobia | Fear of virgins |
| Pathophobia | Fear of disease |
| Pediculophobia | Fear of lice |
| Pentheraphobia | Fear or hatred of one’s mother-in-law |
| Phagophobia | Fear of eating |
| Phengophobia | Fear of daylight |
| Phonophobia | Fear of noise or of speaking aloud |
| Photophobia | Fear of light |
| Pogonophobia | Fear of beards |
| Psychrophobia | Fear of the cold |
| Pteronophobia | Fear of being tickled by feathers |
| Pyrophobia | Fear of fire |
| Russophobia | Fear of Russia or Russians |
| Satanophobia | Fear of the devil |
| Sciaphobia | Fear of shadows |
| Scopophobia | Fear of being looked at |
| Scoptophobia | Fear of being looked at |
| Scotophobia | Fear of the dark |
| Sitiophobia | Fear of food |
| Sitophobia | Fear of food or eating |
| Spectrophobia | Fear of looking in a mirror |
| Symmetrophobia | Fear of symmetry |
| Syphilophobia | Fear of syphilis |
| Taphephobia | Fear of being buried alive |
| Technophobia | Fear of technology |
| Thalassophobia | Fear of the sea |
| Thanatophobia | Fear of death |
| Theophobia | Fear of God |
| Tocophobia | Fear of pregnancy or childbirth |
| Tonitrophobia | Fear of thunder |
| Topophobia | Fear of performing; fear of certain places |
| Toxicophobia | Fear of poisoning |
| Toxiphobia | Fear of poison or being poisoned |
| Triskaidekaphobia | Fear of the number thirteen |
| Uranophobia | Fear of heaven |
| Xenophobia | Fear of foreigners |
| Zelophobia | Fear of jealousy |
| Zoophobia | Fear of animals |
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