Many people experience irrational fears that affect their daily lives. From common phobias like claustrophobia to rare ones like trypophobia, understanding these fears is crucial. This A to Z list provides names and meanings of various phobias, helping you identify and learn about them. In this blog post, we’ve compiled a detailed phobia guide in a downloadable PDF format.
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What is Phobia?
A phobia is a very strong fear of something, even if it is not dangerous. It can make a person feel very nervous or scared. People with phobias try to stay away from what they fear. Some common phobias are fear of heights (acrophobia), small spaces (claustrophobia), and spiders (arachnophobia). Phobias can be treated with therapy and practice.
A to Z List of Phobias
A
Ablutophobia – Fear of washing or bathing
Acrophobia – Fear of heights
Aerophobia – Fear of flying
Agoraphobia – Fear of open or crowded spaces
Aichmophobia – Fear of sharp objects
Amaxophobia – Fear of riding in a car
Androphobia – Fear of men
Anthophobia – Fear of flowers
Aquaphobia – Fear of water
Arachnophobia – Fear of spiders
Astrapophobia – Fear of thunder and lightning
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 needles
Bibliophobia – Fear of books
C
Catoptrophobia – Fear of mirrors
Chiroptophobia – Fear of bats
Chronophobia – Fear of time
Claustrophobia – Fear of small spaces
Coulrophobia – Fear of clowns
Cyberphobia – Fear of computers or technology
D
Dendrophobia – Fear of trees
Dentophobia – Fear of dentists
Dystychiphobia – Fear of accidents
E
Ecophobia – Fear of home
Entomophobia – Fear of insects
Ephebiphobia – Fear of teenagers
Equinophobia – Fear of horses
F
Felophobia – Fear of cats
Frigophobia – Fear of cold
G
Gamophobia – Fear of marriage
Gelotophobia – Fear of being laughed at
Gephyrophobia – Fear of bridges
Glossophobia – Fear of public speaking
H
Heliophobia – Fear of sunlight
Hemophobia – Fear of blood
Herpetophobia – Fear of reptiles
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – Fear of long words
Hydrophobia – Fear of water
I
Ichthyophobia – Fear of fish
Insectophobia – Fear of insects
K
Katsaridaphobia – Fear of cockroaches
Koinoniphobia – Fear of rooms full of people
L
Ligyrophobia – Fear of loud noises
M
Mageirocophobia – Fear of cooking
Megalophobia – Fear of large objects
Microphobia – Fear of small things
Mysophobia – Fear of germs
N
Necrophobia – Fear of death or dead things
Noctiphobia – Fear of the night
Nomophobia – Fear of being without a mobile phone
O
Ombrophobia – Fear of rain
Ophidiophobia – Fear of snakes
Ornithophobia – Fear of birds
P
Panophobia – Fear of everything
Pathophobia – Fear of disease
Pediophobia – Fear of dolls
Phasmophobia – Fear of ghosts
Pyrophobia – Fear of fire
S
Samhainophobia – Fear of Halloween
Scolionophobia – Fear of school
Spectrophobia – Fear of mirrors
Spheksophobia – Fear of wasps
T
Taphophobia – Fear of being buried alive
Technophobia – Fear of technology
Thalassophobia – Fear of the ocean
V
Venustraphobia – Fear of beautiful women
Verminophobia – Fear of germs
X
Xenophobia – Fear of strangers or foreigners
Z
Zoophobia – Fear of animals
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