Alphabetical list of phobias

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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A

abaptistophobia - fear of the unbaptised.
acarophobia - (1) fear of itching. (2) fear of insects that cause itching.
achaetophobia - fear of being hairless.
achlorophyllaceophobia - fear of things that are colourless.
acolophobia - fear of the science or study of medical remedies.
acomiaphobia - fear of baldness.
acousticophobia - fear of noise.
acritochromacophobia - fear of colour blindness.
acrophobia - fear of heights.
acyanoblepsiaphobia - fear of the inability to distinguish blue.
acyesisophobia - fear of female sterility.
adephagophobia - fear of gluttonous foods.
aglophobia - fear of pain.
agoneeophobia - fear of being anxious.
agoraphobia - fear of open spaces.
agorevophobia - fear of making speeches.
agreepnophobia - fear of being or staying awake.
agyiophobia - fear of crossing busy streets.
aichmophobia - fear of needles and other pointed objects.
aithiazophobia - fear of loathing.
alexiaphobia - fear of the inability to read.
allophobia - fear of things that are different.
amathophobia - fear of dust.
amaxophobia - fear of riding in a car.
ambulophobia - fear of walking.
anchiphobia - fear of objects that are near.
angareeaphobia - fear of chores.
angazarophobia - fear of reserving.
angelophobia - fear of announcing.
Anglophobia - fear of Anglos.
ankylophobia - fear of crooked objects.
anthropophobia - (1) fear of meeting people. (2) fear of society.
anuptaphobia - fear of staying single.
anurophobia - fear of animals without tails.
apatophobia - fear of liers and deceitful people.
aprosexiaphobia - fear of the inability to concentrate.
arachnophobia - fear of spiders.
archophobia - fear of things that are very old.
astheniaphobia - fear of a loss of strength.
athetophobia - fear of violating.
athiazophobia - fear of having time.
athikophobia - fear of being wrong.
athitophobia - fear of sanctuaries.
athraniaphobia - fear of inertia.
athreezophobia - fear of counting.
atychiphobia - fear of failure.
aurocephalophobia - fear of blonds.
automysophobia - fear of being dirty.
autophobia - (1) fear of oneself. (2) fear of being alone.
aviphobia - fear of birds.
azotophobia - fear of nitrogen.

B

ballistophobia - (1) fear of missiles. (2) fear of being shot.
baryophobia - fear of heavy objects.
basophobia - fear of falling [causes an inability to stand].
batophobia - (1) fear of heights. (2) fear of being close to high buildings.
belonephobia - fear of pins and needles.
Bolshephobia - fear of Bolshevism [slang].
brachiophobia - fear of arms.
bromidrosiphobia - fear of body smells.
brontophobia - fear of thunderstorms.
bruxophobia - fear of the habit of unconsciously grinding the teeth 
	[bruxism], especially during sleep or under stress.

C

cacophonophobia - fear of harsh sounds.
carnophobia - fear of a type of horn from ancient Gaul.
catagelophobia - fear of being ridiculed.
catapedaphobia - fear of jumping from high places.
cathisophobia - fear of sitting.
cenophobia - fear of empty places.
centro - fear of the midpoint of an object.
cephalophobia - fear of heads.
ceratophobia - fear of horns.
cetiophobia - fear of monsters.
cherophobia - fear of gaiety.
choreophobia - fear of dancing.
chrematophobia - fear of money.
cibophobia - fear of food.
claustrophobia - fear of enclosed spaces.
climacophobia - fear of falling downstairs.
coelophobia - fear of hollow objects.
compsophobia - fear of things that are elegant.
conophobia - fear of cones.
coprophobia - fear of dung.
corythophobia - fear of helmets.
cyclophobia - fear of cycling or bicycles [1896].
cynophobia - fear of dogs.

D

dacnophobia - fear of killing.
dinophobia - fear of the terrible.
diphobia - fear of the number two.
dontophobia - fear of teeth.
domatophobia - fear of being house-bound.
dromeusophobia - fear of runners.
dustophobia - fear of dust [Southey in Life].
dystychiphobia - fear of accidents.

E

ecophobia - fear of home.
ecdemophobia - fear of wandering.
elasmophobia - fear of metal plates.
eleutherophobia - fear of freedom.
emaphobia - fear of blood.
emosferio- fear of blood corpuscles.
empelophobia - fear of public office.
enissophobia - fear of being reproached.
enoisophobia - fear of having committed an unpardonable sin.
ensisophobia - fear of countries.
entheophobia - fear of thinking one is inspired.
eosophobia - fear of dawn [causes depression].
eremophobia - fear of loneliness.
ergasiophobia - (1) fear or aversion to work. (2) fear of operating 
	in spite of demonstrable need [a surgeon's fear].
erotographophobia - fear of love letters.
erotophobia - fear of sexual love.
erythrophobia - (1) fear of red lights. (2) fear of blushing.

F

Frankophobia - fear of Franks.

G

Gallophobia - fear of Gauls [1803].
gamophobia - fear of marriage.
gephyrophobia - fear of crossing bridges.
gerascophobia - fear of growing old.
Germanophobia - fear of Germans.
gnathusophobia - fear of jaws.
gymnophobia - fear of nudity.

H

hadrophobia - fear of the large or strong.
hamartophobia - fear of sin or sinning.
harpaxophobia - fear of robbers or of being robbed.
helminthophobia - fear of being or becoming infested with worms.
heterophobia - fear of those who are different.
hodophobia - fear of road travel.
hydrophobia - fear of water.
hydrophobophobia - fear of hydrophobia.
hygrophobia - fear of liquids.
hypacrophobia - fear of what lies below the top.
hypengyophobia - fear of responsibility.
hypophobia - lack of fear. 
hypselophobia - fear of high objects.

I

ichthycophobia - fear of fish.
iophobia - fear of being poisoned.

K

kakorrhaphiophobia - fear of failure.
kenophobia - fear of empty or open spaces.
keraunophobia - fear of thunder and lightning.
kinesophobia - fear of movement.
kopophobia - fear of physical or mental exhaustion.

L

laliophobia - fear of speaking.
L.C.C. phobia - fear of the London City Council [1902].
leptophobia - fear of delicate objects.
lestesophobia - fear of pirates.
liapsophobia - fear of tornadoes.
ligyrophobia - fear of loud noises.
linonophobia - fear of string.
litesophobia - fear of stones.
locker room phobia - fear of not standing out in the locker room [clinical].
lophophobia - fear of ridges.
lygophobia - fear of darkness.
lyssophobia - (1) fear of becoming mad. (2) fear of rabies and its 
	symptoms.

M

macrophobia - fear of long waits.
maieusiophobia - fear of childbirth.
maniaphobia - fear of insanity.
maritophobia - fear of marriage.
massophobia - fear of bodies.
mastigophobia - fear of punishment.
mechanophobia - fear of machines.
megacephalophobia - fear of large heads.
megalophobia - fear of things that are big.
melissophobia - fear of bees.
metagnostiophobia - fear of the unknowable.
metagrobophobia - fear of the mysterious.
meteophobia - fear of the weather.
metophobia - fear of foreheads.
metopophobia - fear of faces.
metrophobia - fear or hatred of poetry.
microacousticophobia - fear of faint sounds.
microcephalophobia - fear of small heads.
microphobia - fear of small objects.
molysmophobia - fear of dirt or contamination.
monophobia - fear of being alone.
morphophobia - fear of shapes.
muriphobia - fear of mice.
mysophobia - fear of dirt or contamination [causes compulsive 
	washing of hands].

N

nosophobia - fear of becoming ill.
novercaphobia - fear or dislike of a stepmother.
nychusophobia - fear of claws.

O

odynophobia - fear of pain.
ombrophobia - (1) fear of rain. (2) fear of being rained upon.
onomatophobia - fear of hearing a certain word.
ontophobia - fear of beings.
onychusophobia - fear of claws
ophidiophobia - fear of snakes.
ophthalmophobia - fear of being stared at.
opsophobia - fear of faces.
ornithophobia - fear of birds.
orophobia - fear of mountains.
orthophobia - fear or dislike of propriety.
osmophobia - fear of smells.
oviphobia - fear of eggs.

P

panthophobia - fear of suffering and disease.
pantophobia - fear of everything [cowardice].
paralipophobia - fear of responsibility.
parthenophobia - fear of virgins.
peccatophobia - (1) fear of sinning. (2) fear of having committed 
	an imaginary crime.
pediculophobia - fear of lice.
peniaphobia - fear of poverty.
penphobia - fear of writing [Anna Seward; Letters; (1784 - 1807)].
pentheraphobia - fear or dislike of one's mother-in-law.
philophobia - fear of falling in love or of being in love.
phobophobia - (1) fear of phobias, or fear of fear itself. (2) morbid fear 
	or dread of being alarmed [1890].
phonophobia - (1) fear of noise or voices. (2) fear of speaking aloud.
photophobia - fear of light.
phthiriophobia - fear of lice.
physisophobia - fear of nature.
pilosusophobia - fear of hair.
pinacophobia - fear of boards or planks.
placophobia - fear of tombstones.
plesiophobia - fear of what is recent.
pluviophobia - (1) fear of rain. (2) fear of being rained upon.
pnigophobia - fear of choking, as during sleep.
podobromhidrophobia - fear of smelly feet.
podophobia - fear of feet.
ponophobia - fear of overworking.
prophobia - fear of what happened before.
prosophobia - fear or aversion to progress.
protophobia - fear of being first.
psellismophobia - fear of stuttering.
psittacophobia - fear of parrots.
pteronophobia - fear of being tickled by feathers.
pterophobia - fear of wings.

Q

quadragintaeophobia - fear of the number forty.
quadratiophobia - fear of squares.
quadriduiophobia - fear of four days.
quadrienniophobia - fear of four years.
quadriviophobia - fear of crossroads.
quadruplatophobia - fear of informers.
quaesitophobia - fear of investigators, police officers, judges, etc.
quaesticuliophobia - fear of small profits.
quaestiunculaeophobia - fear of trifling questions.
quaestoriophobia - fear of quaestors, treasury officials.
quaestusophobia - fear of jobs or making money.
qualiophobia - fear of wicker baskets.
quasilliophobia - fear of wool baskets.
quercetiophobia - fear of oak forests.
quercusophobia - fear of acorns.
querelaeophobia - fear of complaints.
quietisophobia - fear of sleeping or dreaming.
quiritisophobia - fear of citizens.

R

raptorophobia - fear of grabbing or of those that grab.
rexophobia - fear of kings.
rhabdophobia - (1) fear of being severely punished. (2) fear of being 
	criticized.
rhamphophobia - fear of curved beaks.
rhinophobia - fear of noses.
rhynchusophobia - fear of snouts.
rhytiphobia - fear of getting wrinkles.
ruphophobia - fear of dirt.
Russophobia - fear of Russians.

S

saurophobia - fear of reptiles.
scelidophobia - fear of limbs.
scopophobia - fear of being seen.
scotophobia - fear of darkness.
sebastophobia - fear of religion.
segnophobia - fear of slow things.
seismophobia - fear of earthquakes.
septophobia - fear of decaying matter.
siderodromophobia - fear of train travel.
sinophobia - fear of China or of the Chinese.
sitophobia - fear of eating.
soceraphobia - fear or dislike of parents-in-law.
sociophobia - (1) fear of friendship. (2) fear of society.
somnambulophobia - fear of sleepwalking.
sophophobia - fear or dislike of learning.
sordesophobia - fear of dirt or filth.
spectrophobia - fear of looking in a mirror.
spinophobia - fear of thorns.
spondylusophobia - fear of the backbone.
stasibasiphobia - fear of standing or walking.
staurikophobia - fear of crosses.
staurophobia - fear or dislike of the cross or crucifix.
stegophobia - fear of roofs.
stenophobia - fear of narrow things or places.
stygiophobia - fear of hell.
syngenesophobia - fear or dislike of relatives.

T

taphephobia - (1) fear of being buried alive. (2) fear of cemeteries.
tapinophobia - fear of being contagious.
tarbophobia - fear of what is frightful.
technophobia - fear or dislike of arts and crafts.
teratophobia - fear of bearing a deformed child.
teutophobia - fear and dislike of Germans or German things.
thalassophobia - fear of the sea.
thanatophobia - fear of death or dying.
thecophobia - fear of sheaths.
therophobia - fear of summer.
tocophobia - fear of pregnancy or child birth.
tonitrophobia - fear of thunder.
topophobia - fear of certain places.
traumatophobia - fear of injury.
triphobia - fear of the number three.
triskadekaphobia - fear of the number 13.
troophobia - fear of wounds.
tropophobia - fear of making changes.
tyrannophobia - fear of tyrants.

U

ultraphobia - an extreme phobia.
urusophobia - fear of tails.

V

velociphobia - fear of swift objects.
verbophobia - fear and dislike of words.
vitricophobia - fear of one's stepfather.
vulcanophobia - fear of volcanoes.

X

xenophobia - fear of strangers or foreigners.
xerophobia - fear of draught.
xylophobia - (1) fear of wooden objects. (2) fear of forests.

Z

zoophobia - fear of animals.