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Phobias are the most common mental disorder in the U.S. While not comprehensive, this phobia list offers a glimpse of the many phobias that can have a serious impact on an individual's life.


A

Achluophobia - Fear of darkness.
Acrophobia - Fear of heights.
Aerophobia - Fear of flying.
Algophobia - Fear of pain.
Agoraphobia - Fear of open spaces or crowds.
Aichmophobia - Fear of needles or pointed objects.
Amaxophobia - Fear of riding in a car.
Androphobia - Fear of men.
Anginophobia - Fear of angina or choking.
Anthrophobia - Fear of flowers.
Anthropophobia - Fear of people or society.
Aphenphosmphobia - Fear of being touched.
Arachnophobia - Fear of spiders.
Arithmophobia - Fear of numbers.
Astraphobia - Fear of thunder and lightening.
Ataxophobia - Fear of disorder or untidiness.
Atelophobia - Fear of imperfection.
Atychiphobia - Fear of failure.
Autophobia - Fear of being alone.

B

Bacteriophobia - Fear of bacteria.
Barophobia - Fear of gravity.
Bathmophobia - Fear of stairs or steep slopes.
Batrachophobia - Fear of amphibians.
Belonephobia - Fear of pins and needles.
Bibliophobia - Fear of books.
Botanophobia - Fear of plants.

C

Cacophobia - Fear of ugliness.
Catagelophobia - Fear of being ridiculed.
Catoptrophobia - Fear of mirrors.
Chionophobia - Fear of snow.
Chromophobia - Fear of colors.
Chronomentrophobia - Fear of clocks.
Claustrophobia - Fear of confined spaces.
Coulrophobia - Fear of clowns.
Cyberphobia - Fear of computers.
Cynophobia - Fear of dogs.

D

Dendrophobia - Fear of trees.
Dentophobia - Fear of dentists.
Domatophobia - Fear of houses.
Dystychiphobia - Fear of accidents.

E

Ecophobia - Fear of the home.
Elurophobia - Fear of cats.
Entomophobia - Fear of insects.
Ephebiphobia - Fear of teenagers.
Equinophobia - Fear of horses.

G

Gamophobia - Fear of marriage
Genuphobia - Fear of knees.
Glossophobia - Fear of speaking in public.
Gynophobia - Fear of women.

H

Heliophobia - Fear of the sun.
Hemophobia - Fear of blood.
Herpetophobia - Fear of reptiles.
Hydrophobia - Fear of water.
Hypochonria - Fear of illness.

I

Iatrophobia - Fear of doctors.
Insectophobia - Fear of insects.

K

Koinoniphobia - Fear of rooms.

L

Leukophobia - Fear of the color white.
Lilapsophobia - Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.
Lockiophobia - Fear of childbirth.

M

Mageirocophobia - Fear of cooking.
Megalophobia - Fear of large things.
Melanophobia - Fear of the color black.
Microphobia - Fear of small things.
Mysophobia - Fear of dirt and germs.

N

Necrophobia - Fear of death or dead things.
Noctiphobia - Fear of the night.
Nosocomephobia - Fear of hospitals.
Nyctophobia - Fear of the dark.

O

Obesophobia - Fear of gaining weight.
Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8.
Ombrophobia - Fear of rain.
Ophidiophobia See Also: What Are the Different Types of Phobias? - Fear of snakes.
Ornithophobia - Fear of birds.

P

Papyrophobia - Fear of paper.
Pathophobia - Fear of disease.
Pedophobia - Fear of children.
Philophobia - Fear of love.
Phobophobia - Fear of phobias.
Podophobia - Fear of feet.
Porphyrophobia - Fear of the color purple.
Pteridophobia - Fear of ferns.
Pteromerhanophobia - Fear of flying.
Pyrophobia - Fear of fire.

S

Samhainophobia - Fear of Halloween.
Scolionophobia - Fear of school.
Selenophobia - Fear of the moon.
Sociophobia - Fear of social evaluation.
Somniphobia - Fear of sleep.

T

Tachophobia - Fear of speed.
Technophobia - Fear of technology.
Tonitrophobia - Fear of thunder.
Trypanophobia - Fear of needles / injections.

V-Z

Venustraphobia - Fear of beautiful women.
Verminophobia - Fear of germs.
Wiccaphobia - Fear of witches and witchcraft.
Xenophobia - Fear of strangers or foreigners.
Zoophobia - Fear of animals.


Source - http://psychology.about.com/od/phobias/a/phobialist.htm

fear for books I had that back in secondary school
This one is momentarily fear for clock when I don late for work
What is the fear of runs girls
I think I have fear for clown I meet many on nairaland
Fear of marriage what of fear of not getting married trust me this is a phobia ask any 30 year old unmarried lady

I have fear for monday morning
And fear of fear for fear of fear fear

#Adon confuse ma self



Aahhh since wey them crate this tread na today e make FP
Hehhe FTC. Thins

oloyolo:
1

1 what? Kindly look for your alphabet up there

aboyaji:
1 what? Kindly look for your alphabet up there

Must u quote
U go like quarrel sha


Who els thinks this thread is unnecessary
I mean op do I expect us to cram this epistle

Fear of presidential debate should then be debatophobia and the fear of GEJ is GEJobia

Phobiaphobia

Every Nigerian must have this wiccaphobia - fear of witches and wizards .

Benin people, I hail una!!!

lambvard:
Phobiaphobia

The fear of Phobia.

HYDROPHOBIA - My worst on that list; especially rivers and oceans.
Once I see a mighty river or ocean, I feel like I'm drowning. Damn!

I have this fear of waking up early every morning, leaving my humble abode to work
Didn't find ergophobia .. .fear of going to work

please op



what is the fear of God called?

Buhariophobia : The fear of Buhari by corrupt politicians and people who have stolen money .

Are they going to ask those in the next jamb exam?

Venustraphobia - Fear of beautiful women.

ls this even possible

Naijandrophobia- Fear of Nigerian men

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Orubebephobia:fear of losing an election...
Mamapissphobia:fear of speaking correct English...

Orubebephobia

Looking for my phobia.

searching4lovee:

You suffer from autophobia, hence why you searching for love.

Its a strong one, its the same phobia that makes us settle for Nigerian girls.

I have phobia for cockraoch that thing
scares me like shit....infact anything that crawls

lambvard:
Phobiaphobia

Guy no kill abeg.

Bookmarked, in case I have a particular phobia i will come to check for the name.

Xeno baba! On form at the moment!!!

xenophobia unko?

VenustraPhobia fear of beautiful women

Following.

K