List Of Phobias

A cause of embarrassment, loss of self - esteem and self - confidence, phobias hamper normal life.

List of Phobias

A

• Acarophobia - Fear of skin infestation caused by ticks and mites.
• Acerophobia - Fear associated with sourness.
• Achluophobia - Fear associated with darkness.
• Acousticophobia - Fear associated with noise.
• Acrophobia - Fear linked to heights.
• Aerophobia - Fear of fresh air and flying.
• Agoraphobia - Fear associated with open spaces.
• Aichomophobia - Fear associated with pointed objects.
• Ailurophobia - Fear linked to cats.
• Albuminurophobia - Fear of finding albumin is one’s urine as a sign of kidney disease.
• Alektorophobia - Fear associated with chickens.
• Algophobia - Fear of pain itself.
• Amathophobia - Fear associated with dust.
• Amaxophobia - Fear associated with riding in a car.
• Amychophobia - Fear of getting scratched.
• Androphobia - Fear/hatred of men.
• Anemophobia - Fear of winds or draughts.
• Anginaphobia - Fear associated with narrowness.
• Anginophobia - Fear associated with sore throats.
• Anglophobia - Fear/ hatred of England and English things.
• Anthophobia - Fear linked to flowers.
• Anthrophobia - Fear associated with people.
• Antlophobia - Fear associated with floods.
• Anuptaphobia - Fear associated with remaining single.
• Apeirophobia - Fear linked to infinity.
• Aphephobia - Fear of being touched or even touching.
• Apiphobia - Fear associated with bees.
• Arachibutyrophobia - Fear of peanut butter getting stuck to the roof of one’s mouth.
• Arachnephobia - Fear associated with spiders.
• Asthenophobia - Fear related to weakness.
• Astraphobia - Fear linked to lightning.
• Astrophobia - Fear related to stars and celestial space.
• Ataxiophobia - Fear linked to disorder.
• Atelophobia - Fear related to imperfection.
• Atekophobia - Fear associated with ruin or ruins.
• Aulophobia - Fear linked with flutes.
• Automysophobia - Fear of getting oneself dirty.
• Autophobia - Fear of being left alone.

B

• Bacillophobia - Fear linked to germs.
• Ballistophobia - Fear associated with missiles.
• Barophobia - Fear related to gravity.
• Basiphobia - Fear related to a walk.
• Bathophobia - Fear linked with depth.
• Batrachophobia - Fear associated with frogs and toads.
• Belonephobia - Fear of needles and pins.
• Bibliophobia - Fear linked to books.
• Blennophobia - Fear associated with slime.
• Bogyphobia - Fear connected to goblins and demons.
• Botanophobia - Fear related to flowers and plants.
• Bromidrosiphobia - Fear of possessing a repulsive body odor.
• Brontophobia - Fear associated with thunder and thunderstorms.

C

• Cainophobia - Fear of originality/ newness.
• Cancerophobia - Fear associated with cancer.
• Carnophobia - Fear linked to meat.
• Cathisophobia - Fear connected to sitting down.
• Catoptrophobia - Fear associated with mirrors.
• Celtophobia - Fear/dislike of the Celts.
• Cenophobia - Fear linked to open spaces.
• Ceraunophobia - Fear associated with lightning.
• Chaetophobia - Fear related to hair.
• Cherophobia - Fear associated with merriment.
• Chionophobia - Fear connected to snow.
• Cholerophobia - Fear associated with cholera.
• Chrematophobia - Fear linked to wealth and money.
• Chromophobia - Fear connected to colors.
• Chronophobia - Fear related to time.
• Cibophobia - Fear associated with food.
• Claustrophobia - Fear connected to narrow and closed places.
• Cleptophobia - Fear related to stealing.
• Climacophobia - Fear related to stairs.
• Climophobia - Fear associated with going to bed.
• Cnidophobia - Fear related to strings.
• Coitophobia - Fear associated with sexual intercourse.
• Cometophobia - Fear connected to comets.
• Coprophobia - Fear of body waste.
• Cremnophobia - Fear of cliffs/precipices.
• Cremophobia - Fear associated with being alone.
• Cryophobia - Fear of fog.
• Crystallophobia - Fear related to glass.
• Cymophobia - Fear linked to sea swells.
• Cynophobia - Fear associated with dogs.
• Cypridophobia - Fear connected to venereal disease.

D

• Deipnophobia - Fear connected to dining and dinner conversations.
• Demonophobia - Fear associated with spirits/demons.
• Demophobia - Fear/dislike of crowds.
• Dendrophobia - Fear connected to trees.
• Dermatophobia - Fear of skin injury.
• Dermatosiphobia - Fear associated with skin disease.
• Diabetophobia - Fear linked to diabetes.
• Didaskaleinophobia - Fear related to school.
• Dikephobia - Fear connected to justice.
• Dinophobia - Fear of dizziness/ whirlpools.
• Diplopiaphobia - Fear related to double vision.
• Dipsophobia - Fear related to drinking.
• Domatophobia - Fear connected to home.
• Doraphobia - Fear of fur/animal skins.
• Dromophobia - Fear associated with crossing streets.
• Dysmorphophobia - Fear linked to deformities.

E

• Ecclesiaphobia - Fear associated with churches.
• Ecophobia - Fear of home/home surroundings.
• Eisoptrophobia - Fear linked to termites.
• Electrophobia - Fear related to electricity.
• Eleuthrophobia - Fear associated with freedom.
• Emetophobia - Fear related to vomiting.
• Entomophobia - Fear connected to insects.
• Eosophobia - Fear related to daylight.
• Eremiophobia - Fear associated with being by oneself.
• Ereuthophobia - Fear connected to blushing.
• Ergasiophobia - Fear associated with work.
• Erotophobia - Fear associated with sexual feelings/ love.
• Erythorophobia - Fear of red lights/ the color red/ blushing.
• Euphobia - Fear connected to good news.
• Eurotophopia - Fear related to the female genitals.

F

• Febriphobia - Fear associated with fever.
• Felinophobia - Fear connected to cats.
• Francophobia - Fear/ hatred related to France and French things.
• Frigophobia - Fear related to colds/cold things.

G

• Galeophobia - Fear associated with cats.
• Gallophobia - Fear related to France/ French things.
• Gamophobia - Fear connected to marriage.
• Gatophobia - Fear related to cats.
• Geniophobia - Fear associated with chins.
• Genophobia - Fear linked to sexual intercourse.
• Genuphobia - Fear related to knees.
• Gephyrophobia - Fear linked to crossing bridges.
• Gerascophobia - Fear of turning old.
• Germanophobia - Fear/ hatred of Germany.
• Geumanophobia - Fear related to tastes/ flavors.
• Glossophobia - Fear associated with speaking in public/ trying to speak.
• Graphophobia - Fear linked to writing.
• Gringophobia - Fear/ dislike of white strangers.
• Gymnophobia - Fear associated with nudity.
• Gynephobia - Fear/ hatred of women.

H

• Hagiophobia - Fear of holy objects/ holy people/ saints.
• Hamartophobia - Fear related to error or sin.
• Haphephobia - Fear associated with being touched.
• Harpaxophobia - Fear connected to robbers.
• Hedonophobia - Fear associated with pleasure.
• Heliophobia - Fear linked to the sun.
• Helminthophobia - Fear associated with becoming infested with worms.
• Hematophobia - Fear connected to blood.
• Herpetophobia - Fear of reptiles/ amphibians.
• Hierophobia - Fear related to sacred objects.
• Hippophobia - Fear associated with horses.
• Hodophobia - Fear connected to travel.
• Homichlophobia - Fear related to fog.
• Homilophobia - Fear associated with sermons.
• Hormephobia - Fear linked to shock.
• Hyalophobia - Fear related to glass.
• Hydrophobia - Fear of rabies/ water.
• Hygrophobia - Fear related to liquids especially water/ wine.
• Hylephobia - Fear associated with materialism or fear of epilepsy.
• Hypengyophobia - Fear linked to responsibility.
• Hypnophobia - Fear associated with sleep.
• Hypsiphobia - Fear related to high places.

I

• Iatrophobia - Fear associated with doctors.
• Ichthyophobia - Fear related to fish.
• Ideophobia - Fear linked to ideas.
• Illyngophobia - Fear associated with dizziness.
• Iophobia - Fear linked to poison.
• Insectophobia - Fear associated with insects.
• Isolophobia - Fear of being alone/ solitude.
• Isopterophobia - Fear linked to termites.
• Ithyphallophobia - Fear associated with seeing/ thinking or having an erect penis.

J

• Japanophobia - Fear associated with the Japanese.
• Judeophobia - Fear related to Jews.

K

• Kainolophobia - Fear linked to anything new.
• Kakorrhaphiophobia - Fear associated with failure/defeat.
• Katagelophobia - Fear linked to being ridiculed.
• Kathisophobia - Fear related to sitting down.
• Kenophobia - Fear linked to empty spaces/ voids.
• Keraunophobia - Fear associated with lightning and thunder.
• Kinetophobia - Fear associated with motion or movement.
• Kleptophobia - Fear connected to stealing.
• Koinoniphobia - Fear related to rooms.
• Kolpophobia - Fear associated with genitals, especially female.
• Kopophobia - Fear related to fatigue.
• Koniophobia - Fear associated with dust.
• Kosmikophobia - Fear linked to cosmic phenomenon.
• Kymophobia - Fear related to waves.
• Kynophobia - Fear associated with rabies.
• Kyphophobia - Fear linked to stooping.

L

• Lachanophobia - Fear linked to vegetables.
• Laliophobia - Fear related to speaking.
• Leprophobia - Fear associated with leprosy.
• Leukophobia - Fear linked to the color white.
• Levophobia - Fear of objects located on the left side of the body.
• Ligyrophobia - Fear related to loud noise.
• Lilapsophobia - Fear associated with hurricanes and tornadoes.
• Limnophobia - Fear related to lakes.
• Linonophobia - Fear linked to strings.
• Liticaphobia - Fear associated with lawsuits.
• Lockiophobia - Fear associated with childbirth.
• Logizomechanophobia - Fear related to computers.
• Logophobia - Fear associated to words.
• Luiphobia - Fear associated with lues/ syphillis.
• Luiphobia - Fear related to otters.
• Luiphobia - Fear associated with darkness.
• Lyssophobia - Fear linked to rabies or becoming mad.

M

• Macrophobia - Fear related to long waits.
• Mageirocophobia - Fear related to cooking.
• Maieusiophobia - Fear associated with childbirth.
• Malaxophobia - Fear linked to love play.
• Maniaphobia - Fear associated with insanity.
• Mastigophobia - Fear related to punishment.
• Mechanophobia - Fear linked to machines.
• Medomalacuphobia - Fear linked to losing an erection.
• Medorthophobia - Fear linked to an erect penis.
• Megalophobia - Fear associated with large things.
• Melissophobia - Fear linked to bees.
• Melanophobia - Fear related to the color black.
• Melophobia - Fear/ hatred of music.
• Meningitophobia - Fear associated with brain disease.
• Menophobia - Fear linked to menstruation.
• Merinthophobia - Fear connected to being bound or tied up.
• Metallophobia - Fear related to metals.
• Metathesiophobia - Fear connected to change.
• Meteorophobia - Fear linked to meteors.
• Meteorophobia - Fear connected to alcohol.
• Metrophobia - Fear/ hatred of poetry.
• Microbiophobia - Fear related to microbes.
• Microphobia - Fear related to small things.
• Microphobia - Fear related to contamination with dirt/ germs.
• Mnemophobia - Fear linked to memories.
• Molysmophobia - Fear related to dirt contamination.
• Monophobia - Fear associated with being alone/ solitude.
• Monopathophobia - Fear related to definite disease.
• Motorphobia - Fear connected to automobiles.
• Mottephobia - Fear related to moths.
• Musophobia - Fear linked to mice.
• Mycophobia - Fear/ aversion to mushrooms.
• Mycrophobia - Fear linked to small things.
• Myctophobia - Fear associated witn darkness.
• Myrmecophobia - Fear connected to ants.
• Mythophobia - Fear associated with myths/ stories or false statements.
• Myxophobia - Fear related to slime.

N

• Nebulaphobia - Fear linked to fog.
• Necrophobia - Fear related to death or dead things.
• Nelophobia - Fear connected to glass.
• Neopharmaphobia - Fear related to new drugs.
• Neophobia - Fear associated with anything new.
• Nephophobia - Fear connected to clouds.
• Noctiphobia - Fear linked to the night.
• Nomatophobia - Fear related to names.
• Nosocomephobia - Fear associated with hospitals.
• Nosophobia - Fear connected to becoming ill.
• Nostophobia - Fear related to coming home.
• Novercaphobia - Fear associated with step - mother.
• Nucleomituphobia - Fear linked to nuclear weapons.
• Nudophobia - Fear linked to nudity.
• Numerophobia - Fear connected to numbers.
• Nyctohylophobia - Fear associated with dark wooded forests/ wooded areas.
• Nyctophobia - Fear related to the dark/ night.

O

• Obesophobia - Fear associated with gaining weight.
• Ochlophobia - Fear linked to mobs/ crowds.
• Ochophobia - Fear related to vehicles.
• Octophobia - Fear associated with the figure 8.
• Odontophobia - Fear connected to dental surgery.
• Odynophobia - Fear linked to pain.
• Oenophobia - Fear related to wines.
• Oikophobia - Fear related to home surroundings/ house.
• Olfactophobia - Fear associated to smells.
• Ombrophobia - Fear related to rain.
• Ommetaphobia - Fear related to eyes.
• Oneirophobia - Fear connected to dreams.
• Oneirogmophobia - Fear associated with wet dreams.
• Onomatophobia - Fear of hearing particular words/ names.
• Ophidiophobia - Fear related to snakes.
• Ophthalmophobia - Fear associated with being stared at.
• Optophobia - Fear related to opening ones' eyes.
• Ornithophobia - Fear connected to birds.
• Orthophobia - Fear related to property.
• Osmophobia - Fear connected to smells/ odors.
• Ostraconophobia - Fear linked to shellfish.
• Ouranophobia - Fear related to heaven.

P

• Pagophobia - Fear linked to ice/ frost.
• Panthophobia - Fear connected to suffering and disease.
• Panophobia - Fear related to everything.
• Papaphobia - Fear associated to the Pope.
• Papyrophobia - Fear connected to paper.
• Paralipophobia - Fear associated with neglecting duty or responsibility.
• Paraphobia - Fear connected to sexual perversion.
• Parasitophobia - Fear linked to parasites.
• Paraskavedekatriaphobia - Fear related to Friday the 13th.
• Parthenophobia - Fear associated with virgins and young girls.
• Pathophobia - Fear connected to disease.
• Pathophobia - Fear related to heredity.
• Parturiphobia - Fear linked to childbirth.
• Peccatophobia - Fear connected to sinning or imaginary crimes.
• Pediculophobia - Fear related to lice.
• Pediophobia - Fear associated with dolls.
• Pedophobia - Fear associated with children.
• Peladophobia - Fear related to bold people.
• Peniaphobia - Fear linked to poverty.
• Pentheraphobia - Fear connected to mother - in - law.
• Pharmacophobia - Fear related to taking medicine.
• Philemaphobia - Fear linked to kissing.
• Phronemophobia - Fear associated with thinking.
• Pteromerhanophobia - Fear associated with flying.
• Placophobia - Fear related to tombstones.
• Porphyrophobia - Fear linked to the color purple.
• Phobophobia - Fear connected to phobias.

R

• Radiophobia - Fear connected to radiation/ x - rays.
• Ranidaphobia - Fear associated with frogs.
• Rectophobia - Fear associated with the rectum or rectal diseases.
• Rhypophobia - Fear connected to defecation.
• Rhytiphobia - Fear related to getting wrinkles.
• Rupophobia - Fear connected to dirt.
• Russophobia - Fear associated with Russians.

S

• Samhainophobia - Fear linked to Halloween.
• Satanophobia - Fear associated with Satan.
• Scelerophibia - Fear connected to bad men, burglars.
• Sciophobia - Fear associated with shadows.
• Scolionophobia - Fear related to school.
• Scopophobia - Fear associated with being seen or stared at.
• Scotophobia - Fear connected to darkness.
• Scriptophobia - Fear related to writing in public.
• Selachophobia - Fear associated with sharks.
• Selaphobia - Fear related to light flashes.
• Selenophobia - Fear associated with the moon.
• Seplophobia - Fear linked to decaying matter.
• Sesquipedalophobia - Fear connected to long words.
• Sexophobia - Fear related to the opposite sex.
• Siderodromophobia - Fear associated with trains/ railroads or train travel.
• Sinophobia - Fear associated with Chinese/ Chinese culture.
• Snakephobia - Fear related to snakes.
• Soceraphobia - Fear associated with parents - in - law.
• Sophophobia - Fear related to learning.
• Soteriophobia - Fear connected to the dependence on others.
• Spacephobia - Fear linked to outer space.
• Spermatophobia - Fear associated with germs.
• Spheksophobia - Fear connected to wasps.
• Staurophobia - Fear linked to crosses or the crucifix.
• Stygiophobia - Fear associated with hell.
• Suriphobia - Fear linked to mice.
• Symbolophobia - Fear related to symbolism.
• Syngenesophobia - Fear associated with relatives.

T

• Tachophobia - Fear connected with speed.
• Taphephobia - Fear associated with being buried alive or of cemeteries.
• Taurophobia - Fear connected to bulls.
• Technophobia - Fear connected to technology.
• Telephonophobia - Fear related to telephones.
• Teratophobia - Fear associated with bearing a deformed child/ fear of monsters or deformed people.
• Testophobia - Fear linked to taking tests.
• Tetanophobia - Fear associated with lockjaw/ tetanus.
• Teutophobia - Fear associated with German or German things.
• Thalassophobia - Fear related to the sea.
• Thanatophobia - Fear connected to death/ dying.
• Theatrophobia - Fear related to theatres.
• Theologicophobia - Fear linked with theology.
• Theophobia - Fear associated with gods or religion.
• Thermophobia - Fear associated with heat.
• Tomophobia - Fear related to surgical operations.
• Topophobia - Fear linked to certain places or situations. For e.g. stage fright.
• Traumatophobia - Fear connected to injury.
• Tremophobia - Fear associated with trembling.
• Tropophobia - Fear associated with making changes/ moving.
• Trypanophobia - Fear related to injections.
• Tuberculophobia - Fear related to tuberculosis.

U

• Uranophobia - Fear associated with heaven.
• Urophobia - Fear associated with urine or urinating.

V

• Vaccinophobia - Fear associated with vaccination.
• Venustraphobia - Fear connected with beautiful women.
• Verbophobia - Fear associated with words.
• Verminophobia - Fear related to germs.
• Vestiphobia - Fear associated with clothing.
• Virginitiphobia - Fear connected to rape.
• Vitricophobia - Fear associated with step - father.

W

• Walloonphobia - Fear associated with the Walloons.
• Wiccaphobia - Fear associated with witches and witchcraft.

X

• Xanthophobia - Fear related to the color yellow or the word yellow.
• Xenoglossophobia - Fear associated with foreign languages.
• Xenophobia - Fear associated with strangers or foreigners.
• Xerophobia - Fear related to dryness.
• Xylophobia - Fear connected to wooden objects/ forests.
• Xyrophobia - Fear associated with razors.

Z

• Zelophobia - Fear connected to jealousy.
• Zeusophobia - Fear associated with God/ Gods.
• Zemmiphobia - Fear related to the great mole rat.
• Zoophobia - Fear associated with animals.