Post by Makoscientist on Feb 6, 2007 22:12:12 GMT -5
Acrophobia, Altophobia — fear of heights.
Agoraphobia — fear of a place or event where escape is impossible or when help is unavailable.
Algophobia — fear of pain.
Androphobia — fear of males.
Anthropomorphobia — fear or dislike of anthropomorphic traits.
Aquaphobia, Hydrophobia — fear of water, specifically the morbid fear of drowning.
Astraphobia, Astrapophobia, Brontophobia, Keraunophobia — fear of thunder, lightning and storms; especially common in young children.
Autophobia — fear of being alone.
Aviophobia, Aviatophobia — fear of flying.
Bacillophobia, Bacteriophobia, Microbiophobia — fear of microbes and bacteria.
Bathophobia — fear of depth.
Cibophobia, Sitophobia — aversion to food, synonymous to Anorexia nervosa.
Claustrophobia — fear of confined spaces.
Clinophobia — fear of going to bed or falling asleep.
Coulrophobia — fear of clowns (not restricted to evil clowns).
Dental phobia, Dentophobia, Odontophobia — fear of dentists and dental procedures.
Dysmorphophobia, or body dysmorphic disorder — a phobic obsession with a real or imaginary body defect.
Emetophobia — fear of vomiting.
Ergasiophobia, Ergophobia — fear of work or functioning, or a surgeon's fear of operating.
Erotophobia — fear of sexual love or sexual questions.
Erythrophobia — pathological blushing.
Genophobia, Coitophobia — fear of sexual intercourse.
Glossophobia — fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
Gymnophobia — fear of nudity.
Heliophobia — fear of sunlight.
Hemophobia, Haemophobia — fear of blood.
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia — fear of the number 666.
Hoplophobia — fear of firearms (guns).
Lalophobia, Laliophobia — fear of speaking.
Ligyrophobia — fear of loud noises.
Mysophobia — fear of germs, contamination or dirt.
Necrophobia — fear of death, the dead.
Neophobia, Cainophobia, Cainotophobia, Cenophobia, Centophobia, Kainolophobia, Kainophobia — fear of newness, novelty.
Nosophobia — fear of contractring a disease
Nyctophobia, Achluophobia, Lygophobia, Scotophobia — fear of darkness.
Osmophobia, Olfactophobia — fear of smells.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia, Paraskevidekatriaphobia, Friggatriskaidekaphobia — fear of Friday the 13th.
Pyrophobia — fear of fire.
Radiophobia — fear of radiation or X-rays.
Sociophobia — fear/dislike of society or people in general (see also "sociopath").
Taphophobia — fear of the grave, or fear of being placed in a grave while still alive.
Technophobia — fear of technology (see also Luddite).
Tokophobia — fear of childbirth.
Triskaidekaphobia, Terdekaphobia — fear of the number 13.
Trypanophobia, Aichmophobia, Belonephobia, Enetophobia — fear of needles, injections or of pointed objects.
Xenophobia — fear of strangers, foreigners, or aliens.
Ailurophobia, Felinophobia — dislike of cats.
Apiphobia, Melissophobia — fear of bees.
Arachnophobia — fear of arachnids, usually specific to spiders.
Chiroptophobia — fear of bats.
Cynophobia — fear of dogs or of rabies.
Entomophobia — fear of insects.
Equinophobia, Hippophobia — fear of horses.
Herpetophobia — fear of reptiles.
Musophobia — fear of mice and/or rats.
Ophidiophobia — fear of snakes.
Ornithophobia — fear of birds.
Zoophobia — a generic term for animal phobias
Hydrophobia — fear of water (a symptom of rabies).
Photophobia — hypersensitivity to light causing aversion to light.
Phonophobia — hypersensitivity to sound causing aversion to sounds.
Osmophobia — hypersensitivity to smells causing aversion to odors.
Acidophobia/Acidophobic — preference for non-acidic conditions.
Heliophobia/Heliophobic — aversion to sunlight.
Hydrophobia/Hydrophobic — a property of being repelled by water.
Lipophobia/Lipophobic — a property of being insoluble in lipids.
Photophobia/Photophobic — a negative phototaxis or phototropism response.
Superhydrophobe — the property given to materials that are extremely difficult to get wet.
Thermophobia/Thermophobic — aversion to heat.
Xerophobia/Xerophobic — aversion to dryness.
Biphobia — dislike of bisexuals, by either monosexually heterosexuals or homosexuals.
Ephebiphobia, — fear/dislike of youth.
Gerontophobia, fear of growing old or a hatred of old people.
Heterophobia — dislike of heterosexuals.
Homophobia — dislike of homosexuality or of becoming homosexual. (This word has become a common political term, and many people interpret it as a slur.)
Transphobia — fear or dislike of transgender or transsexual people.
Aibohphobia — a joke term for the fear of palindromes, using (of course) a palindromic word.
Anachrophobia — fear of temporal displacement.
Anatidaephobia — fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you
Arachibutyrophobia — fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arachnophobiaphobia — the fear of people who are afraid of spiders.
Luposlipaphobia — the fear of being pursued by timber wolves around a kitchen table while wearing socks on a newly-waxed floor
Phobophobia — the fear of fear itself.
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My personal favorites:
1) Anatidaephobia — fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you
2) Luposlipaphobia — the fear of being pursued by timber wolves around a kitchen table while wearing socks on a newly-waxed floor
Agoraphobia — fear of a place or event where escape is impossible or when help is unavailable.
Algophobia — fear of pain.
Androphobia — fear of males.
Anthropomorphobia — fear or dislike of anthropomorphic traits.
Aquaphobia, Hydrophobia — fear of water, specifically the morbid fear of drowning.
Astraphobia, Astrapophobia, Brontophobia, Keraunophobia — fear of thunder, lightning and storms; especially common in young children.
Autophobia — fear of being alone.
Aviophobia, Aviatophobia — fear of flying.
Bacillophobia, Bacteriophobia, Microbiophobia — fear of microbes and bacteria.
Bathophobia — fear of depth.
Cibophobia, Sitophobia — aversion to food, synonymous to Anorexia nervosa.
Claustrophobia — fear of confined spaces.
Clinophobia — fear of going to bed or falling asleep.
Coulrophobia — fear of clowns (not restricted to evil clowns).
Dental phobia, Dentophobia, Odontophobia — fear of dentists and dental procedures.
Dysmorphophobia, or body dysmorphic disorder — a phobic obsession with a real or imaginary body defect.
Emetophobia — fear of vomiting.
Ergasiophobia, Ergophobia — fear of work or functioning, or a surgeon's fear of operating.
Erotophobia — fear of sexual love or sexual questions.
Erythrophobia — pathological blushing.
Genophobia, Coitophobia — fear of sexual intercourse.
Glossophobia — fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
Gymnophobia — fear of nudity.
Heliophobia — fear of sunlight.
Hemophobia, Haemophobia — fear of blood.
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia — fear of the number 666.
Hoplophobia — fear of firearms (guns).
Lalophobia, Laliophobia — fear of speaking.
Ligyrophobia — fear of loud noises.
Mysophobia — fear of germs, contamination or dirt.
Necrophobia — fear of death, the dead.
Neophobia, Cainophobia, Cainotophobia, Cenophobia, Centophobia, Kainolophobia, Kainophobia — fear of newness, novelty.
Nosophobia — fear of contractring a disease
Nyctophobia, Achluophobia, Lygophobia, Scotophobia — fear of darkness.
Osmophobia, Olfactophobia — fear of smells.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia, Paraskevidekatriaphobia, Friggatriskaidekaphobia — fear of Friday the 13th.
Pyrophobia — fear of fire.
Radiophobia — fear of radiation or X-rays.
Sociophobia — fear/dislike of society or people in general (see also "sociopath").
Taphophobia — fear of the grave, or fear of being placed in a grave while still alive.
Technophobia — fear of technology (see also Luddite).
Tokophobia — fear of childbirth.
Triskaidekaphobia, Terdekaphobia — fear of the number 13.
Trypanophobia, Aichmophobia, Belonephobia, Enetophobia — fear of needles, injections or of pointed objects.
Xenophobia — fear of strangers, foreigners, or aliens.
Ailurophobia, Felinophobia — dislike of cats.
Apiphobia, Melissophobia — fear of bees.
Arachnophobia — fear of arachnids, usually specific to spiders.
Chiroptophobia — fear of bats.
Cynophobia — fear of dogs or of rabies.
Entomophobia — fear of insects.
Equinophobia, Hippophobia — fear of horses.
Herpetophobia — fear of reptiles.
Musophobia — fear of mice and/or rats.
Ophidiophobia — fear of snakes.
Ornithophobia — fear of birds.
Zoophobia — a generic term for animal phobias
Hydrophobia — fear of water (a symptom of rabies).
Photophobia — hypersensitivity to light causing aversion to light.
Phonophobia — hypersensitivity to sound causing aversion to sounds.
Osmophobia — hypersensitivity to smells causing aversion to odors.
Acidophobia/Acidophobic — preference for non-acidic conditions.
Heliophobia/Heliophobic — aversion to sunlight.
Hydrophobia/Hydrophobic — a property of being repelled by water.
Lipophobia/Lipophobic — a property of being insoluble in lipids.
Photophobia/Photophobic — a negative phototaxis or phototropism response.
Superhydrophobe — the property given to materials that are extremely difficult to get wet.
Thermophobia/Thermophobic — aversion to heat.
Xerophobia/Xerophobic — aversion to dryness.
Biphobia — dislike of bisexuals, by either monosexually heterosexuals or homosexuals.
Ephebiphobia, — fear/dislike of youth.
Gerontophobia, fear of growing old or a hatred of old people.
Heterophobia — dislike of heterosexuals.
Homophobia — dislike of homosexuality or of becoming homosexual. (This word has become a common political term, and many people interpret it as a slur.)
Transphobia — fear or dislike of transgender or transsexual people.
Aibohphobia — a joke term for the fear of palindromes, using (of course) a palindromic word.
Anachrophobia — fear of temporal displacement.
Anatidaephobia — fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you
Arachibutyrophobia — fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Arachnophobiaphobia — the fear of people who are afraid of spiders.
Luposlipaphobia — the fear of being pursued by timber wolves around a kitchen table while wearing socks on a newly-waxed floor
Phobophobia — the fear of fear itself.
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My personal favorites:
1) Anatidaephobia — fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you
2) Luposlipaphobia — the fear of being pursued by timber wolves around a kitchen table while wearing socks on a newly-waxed floor
