Various Phobias

This is a list that has been stewing on my hard drive for several years, defining 136 phobias, irrational or pathological fears of various things. The reason I've resisted is that someone else has done a far more thorough job than I could ever do, over at The Phobia List, where around 530 phobias are listed. However, so many people over the years have asked for a Phrontistery phobia list that I've finally capitulated. While the Phobia List includes phobias used in medical papers or other printed sources, but not in a major reference dictionary, I strongly recommend it to those interested in phobias.  

Word              Definition

1. acarophobia fear of itching or of insects causing itching
2. acrophobia fear of heights
3. aerophobia fear of flying or draughts
4. agoraphobia fear of open spaces
5. agyiophobia fear of crossing busy streets
6. aichmophobia fear of sharp or pointed objects
7. ailurophobia fear of cats
8. algophobia fear of pain
9. amathophobia fear of dust
10. amaxophobia fear of riding in a car
11. ambulophobia fear of walking
12. anglophobia fear of England or the English
13. anthrophobia fear of humans
14. anuptaphobia fear of staying single
15. aquaphobia fear of water
16. arachibutyrophobia fear of peanut butter sticking to roof of mouth
17. arachnophobia fear of spiders
18. astraphobia fear of being struck by lightning
19. astrapophobia fear of thunder and lightning
20. automysophobia fear of being dirty
21. autophobia fear of solitude
22. ballistophobia fear of missiles
23. bathophobia fear of falling from a high place
24. batophobia fear of heights or being close to tall buildings
25. batrachophobia fear of frogs and toads
26. belonephobia fear of pins and needles
27. bibliophobia fear of books
28. blennophobia fear of slime
29. brontophobia fear of thunder and lightning
30. cancerophobia fear of cancer
31. cathisophobia fear of sitting
32. cenophobia fear of empty spaces
33. chrematophobia fear of money
34. cibophobia fear of or distaste for food
35. claustrophobia fear of closed spaces
36. climacophobia fear of falling down stairs
37. clinophobia fear of staying in bed
38. cremnophobia fear of cliffs and precipices
39. cyberphobia fear of computers
40. cynophobia fear of dogs
41. dromophobia fear of crossing streets
42. dysmorphophobia fear of physical deformities
43. ecophobia fear of home
44. eleutherophobia fear of freedom
45. eosophobia fear of dawn
46. ergasiophobia fear of work
47. ergophobia fear of work
48. erotophobia fear of sex
49. erythrophobia fear of red lights or of blushing
50. euphobia fear of good news
51. Francophobia fear of France or the French
52. gallophobia fear of France or the French
53. gamophobia fear of marriage
54. geniophobia fear of chins
55. genophobia fear of sex
56. gerascophobia fear of growing old
57. graphophobia fear of writing
58. gymnophobia fear of nudity
59. heliophobia fear of sunlight
60. herpetophobia fear of snakes
61. hierophobia fear of sacred things
62. homichlophobia fear of fog
63. homophobia fear of homosexuals
64. hydrophobia fear of water
65. hypsophobia fear of high places
66. iatrophobia fear of going to the doctor
67. iconophobia fear or hatred of images
68. kainotophobia fear of change
69. kakorrhaphiophobia fear of failure
70. kenophobia fear of empty spaces
71. ligyrophobia fear of loud noises
72. linonophobia fear of string
73. lygophobia fear of darkness
74. lyssophobia fear of hydrophobia
75. macrophobia fear of prolonged waiting
76. metrophobia fear of poetry
77. monophobia fear of being alone
78. muriphobia fear of mice
79. myophobia fear of mice
80. mysophobia fear of contamination or dirt
81. nebulaphobia fear of fog
82. necrophobia fear of corpses
83. negrophobia fear of blacks
84. neophobia fear of novelty
85. nosophobia fear of disease
86. novercaphobia fear of one's stepmother
87. nyctophobia fear of the night or darkness
88. ochlophobia fear of crowds
89. oenophobia fear or hatred of wine
90. ombrophobia fear of rain
91. onomatophobia fear of hearing a certain word
92. ophidiophobia fear of snakes
93. ophthalmophobia fear of being stared at
94. optophobia fear of opening one’s eyes
95. ornithophobia fear of birds
96. paedophobia fear of children; fear of dolls
97. panophobia melancholia marked by groundless fears
98. pantophobia fear of everything
99. parthophobia fear of virgins
100. pathophobia fear of disease
101. pediculophobia fear of lice
102. pentheraphobia fear or hatred of one’s mother-in-law
103. phagophobia fear of eating
104. phengophobia fear of daylight
105. phonophobia fear of noise or of speaking aloud
106. photophobia fear of light
107. pogonophobia fear of beards
108. psychrophobia fear of the cold
109. pteronophobia fear of being tickled by feathers
110. pyrophobia fear of fire
111. Russophobia fear of Russia or Russians
112. satanophobia fear of the devil
113. sciaphobia fear of shadows
114. scopophobia fear of being looked at
115. scoptophobia fear of being looked at
116. scotophobia fear of the dark
117. sitiophobia fear of food
118. sitophobia fear of food or eating
119. spectrophobia fear of looking in a mirror
120. symmetrophobia fear of symmetry
121. syphilophobia fear of syphilis
122. taphephobia fear of being buried alive
123. technophobia fear of technology
124. thalassophobia fear of the sea
125. thanatophobia fear of death
126. theophobia fear of God
127. tocophobia fear of pregnancy or childbirth
128. tonitrophobia fear of thunder
129. topophobia fear of performing; fear of certain places
130. toxicophobia fear of poisoning
131. toxiphobia fear of poison or being poisoned
132. triskaidekaphobia fear of the number thirteen
133. uranophobia fear of heaven
134. xenophobia fear of foreigners
135. zelophobia fear of jealousy
136. zoophobia fear of animals

I hope you have found this site to be useful. If you have any corrections, additions, or comments, please contact me. Please note that I am not able to respond to all requests. Please consult a major dictionary before e-mailing your query. 

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