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Scared of...? |
This is also called... |
Which means... |
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being alone |
autophobia |
an irrational and exaggerated fear of being alone or on your own/by yourself |
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being laughed at |
catagelophobia |
an intense fear of being ridiculed; also written katagelophobia |
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being overlooked |
athazagoraphobia |
fear of (or strong reaction to) forgetting, being ignored, or generally anything dealing with the idea of forgetfulness |
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being touched |
haphephobia |
a morbid fear or dislike of being touched; also called aphephobia, haptephobia, thixophobia |
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birds |
ornithophobia |
irrational fear of, or contempt for, birds |
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cars |
amaxophobia |
an extreme fear of riding in vehicles; also called hamaxophobia, ochophobia |
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cats |
galeophobia |
a fear of cats; also called ailurophobia, gatophobia |
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choking |
phigerophobia |
a fear of smothering, choking; also called pnigerophobia, pnigophobia |
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commitment |
erotophobia |
abnormal fear of commitment, fear of marriage or fear romantic relationships; sometimes involves a negative attitude toward anything related to sexuality, such as dating, touching, nudity, romantic books and motion pictures, attending marriage ceremonies, homosexuality, contraception, et cetera |
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computers |
technophobia |
intense fear or dislike of modern technology, especially computers and high technology; for example avoidance of using ATMs, learning to use a computer et cetera |
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confined spaces |
claustrophobia |
an abnormal fear of being in narrow, enclosed or confined spaces |
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creepy crawlies |
herpetophobia |
an intense and irrational fear of reptiles, amphibians or other crawly things |
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crowds |
demophobia |
a morbid fear of crowds, masses, or people; also called ochlophobia |
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deformities |
teratophobia |
a fear of monsters; a fear of having a deformed child |
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dentists |
dental phobia |
an irrational and exaggerated fear of dentists and dental procedures; also referred to as odontophobia, dentophobia, or dental anxiety |
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disorder |
ataxiophobia |
a morbid fear of mess, disorder, chaos; also written ataxophobia or ataxphobia |
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dogs |
cynophobia |
a morbid fear of dogs (also means fear of rabies) |
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dying |
thanatophobia |
an exaggerated fear of death and dying; sometimes linked to necrophobia; which is the intense fear of death, dead things and dead bodies |
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everything |
pantophobia |
a fear of everything; also called panphobia |
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failure |
kakorrhaphiophobia |
an abnormal fear of failure or defeat; also written kakorraphiaphobia |
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flying |
aviophobia |
a morbid fear of flying, fear of planes and air travel; also called aviatophobia |
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food |
cibophobia |
a fear or hatred of food; refusal to take nourishment; also called sitophobia |
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foreigners |
xenophobia |
an irrational fear of strangers, foreigners, or aliens |
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germs |
mysophobia |
abnormal fear of germs, contamination, uncleanliness or dirt; also written misophobia |
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getting old |
gerontophobia |
a morbid fear of ageing/aging, getting old or old age; can also mean (or result in) an irrational fear or dislike of the elderly |
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going to sleep |
clinophobia |
the fear of going to bed or falling asleep |
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heights |
acrophobia |
abnormal or pathological fear of being at a great height also referred to as altophobia. ("Vertigo" is often used, incorrectly, to describe the fear of heights, but it is more accurately better described as a spinning sensation.) |
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homosexuality |
homophobia |
irrational fear of, or contempt for, homosexuality or homosexuals; the fear of becoming homosexual; literal meaning of the term homophobia is a fear of ones own gender |
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imperfection |
atelophobia |
a fear of imperfection, defects |
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insects |
entomophobia |
a morbid fear of bugs and insects such as fear of roaches (or fear of cockroaches) |
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intimacy |
genophobia |
abnormal fear of intimacy, especially sexual feelings and their physical expression; a morbid aversion to sex, sexual love, sexual intercourse, sexual relations or desire; sometimes linked to erotophobia |
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love |
philophobia |
an intense fear of love, falling in love |
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marriage |
gamophobia |
morbid fear of marriage, getting married |
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men |
androphobia |
an abnormal and persistent fear of males or men |
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mice |
musophobia |
morbid fear of mice |
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money |
chrematophobia |
a morbid fear of money, wealth |
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needles |
trypanophobia |
fear of needles, extreme and irrational fear of medical procedures involving injections, inoculations or hypodermic needles |
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open spaces |
agoraphobia |
abnormal fear of open or public places, outdoors or uncontrolled social conditions; fear of leaving a safe place |
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pain |
algophobia |
the morbid fear of pain |
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people's opinions |
allodoxaphobia |
a fear of other people's opinions |
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pleasure |
hedonophobia |
intense fear of pleasure or pleasurable experiences |
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public speaking |
glossophobia |
morbid fear of public speaking, dread of making speeches in public; commonly known as stage fright |
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responsibility |
hypengyophobia |
a fear of responsibility; also called hypegiaphobia |
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snakes |
ophiophobia |
an intense fear of snakes; also called ophidiophobia |
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social situations |
sociophobia |
abnormal fear of social interactions and public events; apprehension or worry regarding social situations and being evaluated by others (for example being afraid interviews); also called social anxiety |
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sounds and noises |
acousticophobia |
an intense fear of noise; a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice |
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spiders |
arachnophobia |
pathological loathing or fear of spiders; also written arachnephobia |
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the dark |
nyctophobia |
an abnormal fear of the night or darkness. Also called noctiphobia, scotophobia, achluophobia. |
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the internet |
cyberphobia |
an irrational fear and dislike of electronic and Internet communications and technology |
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the unknown |
neophobia |
the persistent and abnormal fear of anything new; a fear of new experiences or the unknown; also called cainotophobia |
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thunderstorms |
astraphobia |
a morbid fear of thunder and lightning or irrationally being scared of thunderstorms; especially common in young children. Also known as Brontophobia, Ceraunophobia, or Tonitrophobia |
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women |
gynophobia |
an abnormal and persistent fear of females or women |
