Phobia types





Fear of
(A - L)
PhobiaFear of
(M - Z)
Phobia
accidentsdystychiphobiamachinerymechanophobia
ageinggerascophobiamadnessmaniaphobia (see also insanity)
air sicknessaeronausiphobiamagicrhabdophobia (see also beaten, being)
air (fresh), draughtsaerophobia (see also flying)making changes or movingtrophophobia
alcoholmethyphobiamany thingspolyphobia
alcohol (drinking)dipsophobiamarriagegamophobia
alone (being) or oneself or lonelinessautophobiamaterialismhylephobia (see also woods)
amphibians, such a frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, etcbatrachophobiameatcarnophobia
amnesiaamnesiophobiamedicine (taking)pharmacophobia
animalszoophobiamemoriesmnemophobia
animals (wild)agrizoophobiamenandrophobia
angry (becoming)angrophobiameningitismeningitophobia
animal skin, furdoraphobiamenstruationmenophobia
antsPmyrmecophobiamercuruial medicineshydrargyophobia
asymmetrical thingsasymmetriphobiametalmetallophobia
ataxiaataxiophobiameteorsmeteorophobia
atomic energynucleomitophobiamicemusophobia
atomic explosionsatomosophobiamicrobesmicrobiophobia
attackscelerophobiamindpsychophobia
auroral lightsauroraphobiamirrorscatoptrophobia
automobilesmotorphobiamissilesballistrophobia (see also bullets)
bad mens, burglarsscelerophibiamites, ticksacarophobia
bacteriabacillophobiamole rat (great)zemmiphobia
bald (becoming)phalacrophobiamoney (touching)chrematophobia
baldnesspeladophobiamonsters (or giving birth to monster)teratophobia
bathingbathophobia (see also depth)moonselenophobia
beardspogonophobiamother-in-lawpentheraphobia
beaten (being)rhabdophobia (see also magic)mothsmottephobia
bed (going to)clinophobiamotion or movementkinesophobia
beesapiphobiamotor vehiclesmotophobia
beggarshobophobiamushroom (aversion to)mycophobia
bearing a deformed child or deformed peopleteratophobiamusicmusicophobia
being evaluated negatively in social situationssocial phobiamyths, stories and lyingmythophobia
bicyclesornithophobianame (a particular name or word)onomatophobia
birdsmelanophobianarrownessanginaphobia
black (colour)scotomaphobianeedlesenetophobia
blindness in visual fieldcyclophobianeedles, pinsbelonephobia
bloodhemaphobia
blushingerythrophobia (see also red)new things or ideascenophobia or centophobia
body odourbromhidrosiphobianightnoctiphobia
bogies or the bogeymanbogyphobianoiseacoustiphobia
BolsheviksBolshephobianosebleedsepistaxiophobia
booksbibliophobianovelty, newnesscainophobia
bound (being) or tied upmerinthophobianuclear weaponsnucleomituphobia
bowel movements (painful)defecaloesiophobia

brain diseasemeningitophobianumbersarithmophobia
bridges (crossing)gephyrophobianumber 13triskaidekaphobia
buildings (high)batophobiaobjects (large)megalophobia
bulletsballistophobia (see also missiles)objects (pointed)aichmophobia
bullstaurophobiaobjects (sacred)hierophobia
buried alive (being)taphephobiaobjects (small)tapinophobia
cancercarcinomophobiaobjects (at the right side of the body)dextrophobia
catsailurophobiaodour (one that has vile)autodysomophobia
Celts, CelticCeltophobiaold (growing)gerascophobia
cemeteriescoimetrophobiaold (people)gerontophobia
certain placestopophobia (see also performing)open spaces, crowded public places like markets, leaving a safe placeagoraphobia
challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviationheresyphobia or hereiophobiaopinions (others')allodoxaphobia
changesmetathesiophobiaopposite sexsexophobia
changes (making)tropophobiaotterslutraphobia
chemicals or working with chemicalschemophobiaouter spacespacephobia
chickensalektorophobiaoverworkingponophobia
childbirth or pregnancytocophobiapainalgophobia
China, ChineseSinophobiapaperpapyrophobia
chinsgeniophobiaparasitesparasitophobia
choking or of being smotheredpnigophobiaparents-in-lawsoceraphobia
choleracholerophobiapeanut butter sticking to the roof of the moutharachibutyrophobia
clockschronomentrophobiapellagrapellagrophobia
clothesvestiophobia

cloudsnephophobia

clownscoulrophobiapeopleanthropophobia (see also society)
churchecclesiophobiaperforming (stagefright)topophobia (see also places (certain))
coituscoitophobiapersons with amputationsapotemnophobia
coldcheimaphobiaphilosophy, philosophersphilosophobia
colourschromophobiaphobiasphobophobia
cometscometophobiaphysical injurytraumatophobia (see also war)
complex scientific or (Greek) termsHellenologophobiapins, needlesbelonephobia
computerscomputerphobiaplaces (certain)topophobia (see also performing)
constipationcoprostasophobiaplaces (steep)cremnophobia
contagious (being)tapinophobiaplantsbotanophobia
cookingmageirocophobiapleasurehedonophobia
cosmickosmikophobiapoetrymetrophobia
crossing streetsagiophobiapointed objectsaichmophobia
crowded roomskoinoniphobiapoison or of being accidently poisonedtoxiphobia
crowdsdemophobiapoisonsiophobia (see also rust)
crucifixes or crossesstaurophobiapoliomyelitis (contracting)poliosophobia
crystals or glasscrystallophobiapoliticians or abnormal dislikepoliticophobia
dampness, liquids or moisturehygrophobiapopepapaphobia
dancingchorophobiapovertypeniaphobia
darknessnyctophobiaprecipicescremnophobia
dawneosophobiaprogressprosophobia
daylightphengophobiapropertyorthophobia
death, corpsesnecrophobia

decaying matterseptophobiapseudo-rabieskynophobia (see also rabies)
decisions (making)decidophobiapunishmentpoinephobia
defecation (painful)defecalgesiophobiapurpleporphyrophobia
deformitydysmorphophobiarabieshydrophobia (see also pseudo-rabies)
demons, goblinsbogyphobiaradiation, X-raysradiophobia
dentistsdentophobiarailwayssiderodromophobia
dependence on otherssoteriophobiarainombrophobia
depthbathophobia (see also bathing)

devils, evil spiritsdemonophobiarederythrophobia (see also blushing)
diabetesdiabetophobiarelativessyngenesophobia
dining, dinner conversationdeipnophobiareligious ceremoniesteletophobia
dirt, germsmysophobiareptiles or creepy, crawly thingsherpetophobia
dirt (on oneself)automysophobiaresponsibilityhypengyophobia
diseasebisiogibuaridiculekatagelophobia
disease (hereditary)patriophobiariding in vehiclesamaxophobia
disease, illnesspathophobiaright-hand side of the body (objects on)dextrophobia
disease (particular)monopathophobiarivers or running waterpotamophobia
disease (rectal or rectum)proctophobia or rectophobiarobbersharpaxophobia
disease (skin)dermatosiophobiarooms (empty)kenophobia
dizziness or whirlpoolsdinophobiarooms (crowded)koinoniphobia
doctorsiatrophobiaruin or ruinsatephobia
dogscynophobiaRussia, RussianRussophobia
dolls and childrenpedophobiarustiophobia (see also poisons)
double visiondiplopiaphobiasacred objects or priestshierophobia
draughts, fresh air, air swallowingaerophobia (see also flying)saintshagiophobia
draughts, windsanemophobiaSatanSatanophobia
dreamsoneirophobiascabiesscabiophobia
dreams (wet)oneirogmophobiaschool (of going to)didaskaleinophobia
drink (usually alcohol)potophobiascientific terms (complex) or Greek termsHellenologophobia
drugspharmacophobiascratched (being)amychophobia
drugs (new)neopharmaphobiaseathalassophobia
drynessxerophobia
spermatophobia
dustamathophobiasermonshomilophobia
Dutchdutchphobia

duty or responsibility (neglect of)paralipophobia

electricityelectrophobia

emetics, vomitingemetophobia

empty rooms/spaces or voidskenophobia

enclosed spacesclithrophobiashadowssciophobia
England, EnglishAnglophobiashellfishostraconophobia
everythingpanophobiashockhormephobia
evil spirits, devilsdemonophobiasinhamartophobia
excrementcoprophobiasingle (staying)anuptaphobia
eyesommatophobiasitting downthaasophobia
eyes (opening one's)optophobiasitting stillcathisophobia


skin lesionsdermatophobia
fabrics (particular)textophobiaskin diseasedermatosiophobia
failure or defeatkakorrhaphiophobiaSlavs, SlavicSlavophobia
fat (becoming)obesophobiasleepsomniphobia
fatiguekopophobiaslimeblennophobia
fearphobophobiasmall objectstapinophobia
feathers (tickled by)pteronophobiasmellsolfactophobia
fecal matterscatophobiasnakesophidiophobia
fecescoprophobiasnowchionophobia
feverpyrexiphobiasociety or people in generalanthropophobia
figure 8octophobiasolitudeautophobia
filthrhypophobiasournessacerophobia
firepyrophobiaspace (outer)spacephobia
firearmshoplophobiaspaces (enclosed)clithrophobia
fishchthyphobiaspaces (open)agoraphobia
flashes of lightselaphobiaspeakinglaliohobia or lalophobia
flavoursgeumophobiaspeaking aloudphonophobia
floodsantlophobiaspectresspectrophobia
flowersanthophobiaspeedtachophobia
flutesaulophobiaspidersarachnophobia
flyingaerophobia (see also air (fresh), draughts)stage frighttopophobia (see also places (certain))
foghomichlophobiastairs, climbing or of falling down stairsclimacophobia
food or eatingcibophobiastandingstasiphobia
foreigners or strangersxenophobiastanding and walkingstasibasiphobia
forestshylophobiastarssiderophobia
forgotten (being), forgettingathazagoraphobia (see also ignored)staying singleanuptaphobia
France, FrenchFrancophobiastealingcleptophobia
freedomeleutherophobiastepfathervitricophobia
fresh air, draughtsaerophobia (see also flying)stepmothernovercaphobia
Friday the 13thparaskavedekatriaphobiastoopingkyphophobia
frost, ice, extreme coldcryophobiastories, myths and lyingmythophobia
fur, animal skindoraphobiastreets (crossing)agiophobia
gaietycherohobiastringscnidophobia
garlicalliumphobiastutteringpsellismophobia


sunlightheliophobia
germsspermatophobia or spermophobiasurgerytomophobia
Germany, GermansGermanophobiaswallowing or of eating or of being eatenphagophobia
ghostsphasmophobiasymbolssymbolophobia


symmetrysymmetrophobia
glasshyelophobia or hyalophobiasyphilissyphiliphobia
goblins, demonsbogyphobiataking teststestophobia
God or religiontheophobiatalkinglaliophobia
goldaurophobiatapewormstaeniophobia
good news (hearing)euphobiatastegeumaphobia or geumophobia
gravitybarophobiatechnologytechnophobia
Greek (or complex scientific) termsHellenologophobiateeth and dental surgeryodontophobia
hairchaetophobiateleologyteleophobia
hair diseasetrichinophobiatelephonestelephonophobia
halloweensamhainophobiatermites, insects that eat woodisopterophobia
heart attackangionophobiatests (taking)testophobia
heart diseasecardiophobiatetanus (lockjaw)tetanophobia
heatthermophobiatheatrestheatrophobia
heavenuranophobiatheologytheologicophobia
heightsacrophobiathieveskleptophobia
hellhadephobiathinkingphronemophobia
high buildingsbatophobiathunder and lightningkeraunophobia
high places (looking up at)anablephobiaticks, mitesacarophobia
high places (open)aeroacrophobiatimechronophobia
home, house or being in a housedomatophobiatoads, frogsbatrachophobia
home (returning to)nostophobiatombstonesplacophobia

homophobiatouching, being touchedaphephobia
horseshippophobiatouching moneychrematophobia
hospitalsnosocomephobiatrains, railroads or train travelsiderodromophobia
hurricanes & tornadoeslilapsophobiatravelhodophobia
hypnotizedhypnophobiatremblingtremophobia
ice, frostcryophobiatreesdendrophobia
ideasideophobiatrichinosistrichinohobia
ignored (being)athazagoraphobiatuberculosisphthisiophobia
illness, diseasepathophobiatyrantstyrannophobia
immobility (of a joint)ankylophobiauglinesscacophobia
imperfectionatelophobiaundressing (in front of someone)dishabillophobia
infectionmolysomophobiauntidinessataxiophobia
infinityapeirophobiaurine or urinatingurophobia
injectionstrypanophobiavaccination, vaccinesvaccinophobia
injury (physical)traumatophobia (see also war)vegetableslachanophobia
insanitylyssophobia (see also madness)vehicles, riding inamaxophobia
insectsentomophobiavenereal diseasecypridophobia
insect stingscnidophobiaventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues : anything that falsely represents a sentient beingautomatonophobia
itching or of the insects that cause itchingacarophobiavertigo or feeling dizzy when looking downillyngophobia
Japan, JapaneseJapanophobia

jealousyzelophobiavision (double)diplophobia
Jews, JudaismJudaeophobiavomiting, emeticsemetophobia
jumping (from both high and low places)jcatapedaphobiawalkingbasiphobia
justicedikephobiawalking and standingstasibasiphobia


walloonswalloonphobia
kneesgenuphobiawartraumatophobia (see also injury (physical)) ablutophobia
kidney deseasealbuminurophobiawashing oneselfablutophobia
knowledgeepistemophobiawaspsspheksophobia
lakeslimnophobiawasting sicknesstabophobia
large objectsmegalophobiawaterhydrophobia
laughtergelophobiawaves (sea), of wavelike motioncymophobia
lawsuitsliticaphobiaweakness or faintingasthenophobia
learningsophophobiaweight (gaining)obesophobia or pocrescophobia
lefthanded, things to the leftsinistrophobiawealthplutophobia
left hand side of the body (objects on)levophobiawhite (colour)leukophobia
leprosyleprophobiawineoenophobia
licepediculophobiawitches and witchcraftwiccaphobia
lightphotophobiawomengynaephobia
light (flashes of)selaphobiawomen (beautiful)venustaphobia
lightningastraphobiawoodshylephobia (see also materialism)
lights (glaring)photaugiophobiawooden objectsxylophobia
lights (northern)auroraphobiawork or functioning/surgeon's fear of operatingergasiophobia
locked in (being), confined spacesclaustrophobiawormsscoleciphobia
long waitsmacrophobiaworms (being infested with)helminthophobia
looked at (being)scopophobiawrinkles (getting)rhytiphobia
love (falling or being in)philophobiawritinggraphophobia
love playmalaxophobia (sarmassophobia)writing (in public)scriptophobia
lying, myths and storiesmythophobiawrongdoingpeccatiphobia
X-rays, radiationradiophobia
yellow (colour or the word)xanthophobia

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