LIST OF PHOBIAS - A TO Z
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) recognizes three distinct classifications of fears: social fears, agoraphobia, and explicit phobias. When individuals talk about having a fear of a particular item, for example, snakes, arachnids, or needles, they are alluding to a particular fear.
Coming up next is a finished, sequential rundown of fears from beginning to end:
A
- Ablutophobia – Fear of bathing, cleaning or washing
- Acarophobia – Fear of itching or tiny insects that cause itching
- Acerophobia – Fear of sourness
- Achluophobia – Fear of darkness
- Acousticophobia – Fear of noise
- Acrophobia – Fear of heights
- Aerophobia – Fear of flying, drafts or fresh air
- Algophobia – Fear of pain
- Agoraphobia – Fear of crowds of people and open spaces
- Agrizoophobia – Fear of wild animals
- Agyrophobia – Fear of crossing roads
- Aichmophobia – Fear of pointed objects, like needles
- Ailurophobia – Fear of cats
- Albuminurophobia – Fear of kidney disease
- Alektorophobia – Fear of chickens
- Alliumphobia – Fear of garlic
- Allodoxaphobia – Fear of opinions
- Amathophobia – Fear of dust
- Amaxophobia – Fear of being in a car
- Ambulophobia – Fear of walking
- Amychophobia – Fear of being scratched
- Anablephobia – Fear of looking up
- Androphobia – Fear of men
- Anemophobia – Fear of wind or drafts
- Anglophobia – Fear of England or Britain
- Anginophobia – Fear of choking
- Anthrophobia – Fear of flowers
- Antlophobia – Fear of floods
- Anuptaphobia – Fear of staying single
- Apeirophobia – Fear of infinity
- Anthropophobia – Fear of people or society
- Aphenphosmphobia – Fear of intimacy
- Apiphobia – Fear of bees or bee stings
- Arachibutyrophobia – Fear of peanut butter getting stuck to the roof of the mouth
- Aquaphobia – Fear of water
- Arachnophobia – Fear of spiders
- Arithmophobia – Fear of numbers
- Asthenophobia – Fear of fainting
- Astraphobia – Fear of thunder and lightning
- Astrophobia – Fear of celestial space
- Ataxiophobia – Fear of ataxia, which is muscular incoordination
- Ataxophobia – Fear of disorder or untidiness
- Atelophobia – Fear of imperfection
- Athazagoraphobia – Fear of being forgotten or ignored
- Atychiphobia – Fear of failure
- Aulophobia – Fear of flutes
- Aurophobia – Fear of gold
- Auroraphobia – Fear of an Aurora, sometimes called northern lights
- Automatonophobia – Fear of ventriloquist dummies or wax statues
- Automysophobia – Fear of being dirty
- Autophobia – Fear of being alone
- Aviophobia – Fear of flying
B
- Bacteriophobia – Fear of bacteria
- Ballistophobia – Fear of missiles or bullets
- Barophobia – Fear of gravity
- Basophobia – Fear of falling
- Bathmophobia – Fear of steep inclines, slopes and stairs
- Bathophobia – Fear of depths
- Batrachophobia – Fear of amphibians
- Belonephobia – Fear of pins and needles
- Bibliophobia – Fear of books or reading aloud
- Bogyphobia – Fear of the bogeyman
- Botanophobia – Fear of plants
- Bovinophobia – Fear of cows or cattle
- Bromidrosiphobia – Fear of body smells
- Bufonophobia – Fear of toads
C
- Cacophobia – Fear of ugliness
- Cainophobia – Fear of newness or novelty
- Caligynephobia – Fear of beautiful women
- Carcinophobia – Feat of developing cancer
- Cardiophobia – Fear of getting heart disease
- Carnophobia – Fear of meat
- Catagelophobia – Fear of being ridiculed
- Catapedaphobia – Fear of jumping
- Cathisophobia – Fear of sitting
- Catoptrophobia – Fear of mirrors or the undead
- Ceraunophobia – Fear of thunder and lightning
- Cetaphobia – Fear of whales
- Chaetophobia – Fear of hair
- Chemophobia – Fear of chemicals or chemistry
- Cherophobia – Fear of happiness
- Chionophobia – Fear of snow
- Chiraptophobia – Fear of being touched
- Chirophobia – Fear of hands
- Chiroptophobia – Fear of bats
- Cholerophobia – Fear of anger, or being afraid of cholera
- Chorophobia – Fear of dancing
- Chrometophobia – Fear of money
- Chromophobia – Fear of colors
- Chronomentrophobia – Fear of clocks
- Cibophobia – Fear of food
- Chloephobia – Fear of newspapers
- Chronophobia – Fear of Time
- Claustrophobia – Fear of confined spaces
- Cleisiophobia – Fear of being locked in a space that is enclosed
- Climacophobia – Fear of climbing, especially stairs
- Clinophobia – Fear of beds or going to bed
- Coimetrophobia – Fear of cemeteries
- Contreltophobia – Fear of sexual abuse
- Coprastasophobia – Fear of constipation
- Coprophobia – Fear of feces or defecation
- Coulrophobia – Fear of clowns
- Cremnophobia – Fear of steep cliffs
- Cryophobia – Fear of extreme cold
- Crystallophobia – Fear of crystals or glass
- Cyberphobia – Fear of computers
- Cyclophobia – Fear of bicycles
- Cynophobia – Fear of dogs
D
- Decidophobia – Fear of making decisions
- Defecaloesiophobia – Fear of painful bowel movements
- Deipnophobia – Fear of dining with others
- Dementophobia – Fear of going insane
- Demonophobia – Fear of demons
- Dendrophobia – Fear of trees
- Dentophobia – Fear of dentists
- Dermatophobia – Fear of skin lesions or skin disease
- Dextrophobia – Fear of having objects to your right
- Didaskaleinophobia – Fear of going to school
- Dikephobia – Fear of justice
- Dinophobia – Fear of dizziness
- Diplophobia – Fear of double vision
- Dipsophobia – Fear of drinking alcohol
- Dishabiliophobia – Fear of undressing in front of another person
- Domatophobia – Fear of houses
- Doraphobia – Fear of animal fur or skins
- Dromophobia – Fear of crossing streets or wandering
- Dysmorphophobia – Fear of deformity
- Dystychiphobia – Fear of accidents
E
- Ebulliophobia – Fear of bubbles
- Ecclesiophobia – Fear of church
- Ecophobia – Fear of one’s home
- Eisoptrophobia – Fear of mirrors or seeing oneself in a mirror
- Electrophobia – Fear of electricity
- Eleutherophobia – Fear of freedom
- Emetophobia – Fear of vomiting
- Enetophobia – Fear of pins
- Enochlophobia – Fear of crowds
- Enosiophobia – Fear of criticism or committing an unpardonable sin
- Entomophobia – Fear of insects
- Eosophobia – Fear of dawn or daylight
- Ephebiphobia – Fear of adolescents or youth
- Epistaxiophobia – Fear of nosebleeds
- Epistemophobia – Fear of knowledge
- Equinophobia – Fear of horses
- Eremophobia – Fear of being oneself
- Ereuthrophobia – Fear of blushing
- Ergophobia – Fear of work
- Erotophobia – Fear of sex or sexual intimacy
- Euphobia – Fear of hearing good news
- Eurotophobia – fear of female genitalia
F
- Febriphobia – Fear of fever
- Francophobia – Fear of France or French people
- Frigophobia – Fear of becoming too cold
G
- Gamophobia – Fear of marriage
- Geliophobia – Fear of laughter
- Geniophobia – Fear of chins
- Genuphobia – Fear of knees
- Gerascophobia – Fear of growing old
- Globophobia – Fear of balloons
- Glossophobia – Fear of public speaking
- Gymnophobia – Fear of nudity
- Gynophobia – Fear of women
H
- Hadephobia – Fear of hell
- Hagiophobia – Fear of holy people, places and things, like saints
- Harpaxophobia – Fear of being robbed
- Hedonophobia – Fear of feeling pleasure
- Heliophobia – Fear of the sun
- Hemophobia – Fear of blood
- Herpetophobia – Fear of reptiles
- Heterophobia – Fear of heterosexuals
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – Fear of long words
- Hodophobia – Fear of travel
- Homichlophobia – Fear of fog or humidity
- Homilophobia – Fear of sermons
- Homophobia – Fear of homosexuality
- Hoplophobia – Fear of firearms
- Hydrophobia – Fear of water
- Hylophobia – Fear of forests
- Hypegiaphobia – Fear of responsibility
- Hypochondria – Fear of illness
I
- Iatrophobia – Fear of doctors
- Ichthyophobia – Fear of fish
- Ideophobia – Fear of new ideas or thoughts
- Illyngophobia – Fear of vertigo
- Insectophobia – Fear of insects
- Iophobia – Fear of poison
- Isolophobia – Fear of isolation
- Ithyphallophobia – Fear of an erection
J
- Japanophobia – Fear of Japanese people
- Judeophobia – Fear of Jews
K
- Kainolophobia – Fear of novelty
- Kakorrhaphiophobia – Fear of failure
- Katagelophobia – Fear of ridicule
- Kathisophobia – Fear of sitting down
- Kenophobia – Fear of empty spaces
- Kinemortophobia – Fear of zombies
- Kinetophobia – Fear of motion
- Kleptophobia – Fear of theft
- Koinoniphobia – Fear of rooms that are full of people
- Kopophobia – Fear of fatigue
- Koniophobia – Fear of dust
L
- Lachanophobia – Fear of vegetables
- Leprophobia – Fear of leprosy
- Leukophobia – Fear of the color white
- Ligyrophobia – Fear of loud noises
- Lilapsophobia – Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes
- Limnophobia – Fear of lakes
- Linonophobia – Fear of string
- Liticaphobia – Fear of lawsuits
- Lockiophobia – Fear of childbirth
- Logophobia – Fear of words
- Luiphobia – Fear of syphilis
- Lutraphobia – Fear of otters
- Lygophobia – Fear of darkness
M
- Mageirocophobia – Fear of cooking
- Malaxophobia – Fear of love play
- Mastigophobia – Fear of punishment
- Mechanophobia – Fear of machines
- Megalophobia – Fear of large things
- Melanophobia – Fear of the color black
- Melophobia – Fear of music
- Menophobia – Fear of menstruation
- Merinthophobia – Fear of being tied up
- Metathesiophobia – Fear of changes
- Methyphobia – Fear of drinking alcohol
- Metrophobia – Fear of poetry
- Microphobia – Fear of small things
- Mnemophobia – Fear of memories
- Motorphobia – Fear of automobiles
- Musophobia – Fear of mice
- Mycophobia – Fear of mushrooms
- Myrmecophobia – Fear of ants
- Mysophobia – Fear of dirt and germs
- Myxophobia – Fear of slime
N
- Necrophobia – Fear of death, dying and dead things
- Neopharmaphobia – Fear of new drugs
- Neophobia – Fear of anything new
- Nephophobia – Fear of clouds
- Noctiphobia – Fear of the night
- Nomatophobia – Fear of names
- Nomophobia – Fear of losing or being without your mobile phone
- Nosocomephobia – Fear of hospitals
- Nostophobia – Fear of returning home
- Novercaphobia – Fear of stepmothers
- Numerophobia – Fear of numbers
- Nyctophobia – Fear of the dark
O
- Obesophobia – Fear of gaining weight
- Ochophobia – Fear of vehicles
- Octophobia – Fear of the number 8
- Odontophobia – Fear of dental surgery
- Odynophobia – Fear of pain
- Oenophobia – Fear of wines
- Oikophobia – Fear of home
- Olfactophobia – Fear of odors
- Ombrophobia – Fear of rain
- Ommetaphobia – Fear of eyes or eye care
- Omphalophobia – Fear of belly buttons
- Onomatophobia – Fear of certain words or names
- Ophidiophobia – Fear of snakes
- Ophthalmophobia – Fear of being stared at
- Opiophobia – Fear of opioids
- Optophobia – Fear of opening one’s eyes
- Ornithophobia – Fear of birds
- Osphresiophobia – Fear of smells
- Ostraconophobia – Fear of shellfish
- Ouranophobia – Fear of heaven
P
- Pagophobia – Fear of ice or frost
- Panophobia – Fear of an unknown evil
- Papaphobia – Fear of the Pope
- Papyrophobia – Fear of paper
- Parasitophobia – Fear of parasites
- Pathophobia – Fear of disease
- Peccatophobia – Fear of sinning
- Pediophobia – Fear of dolls
- Pedophobia – Fear of children
- Pentheraphobia – Fear of your mother-in-law
- Phalacrophobia – Fear of going bald
- Pharmacophobia – Fear of medicines
- Phasmophobia – Fear of ghosts
- Philemaphobia – Fear of kissing
- Philophobia – Fear of love
- Phobophobia – Fear of phobias
- Phonophobia – Fear of loud noises
- Photophobia – Fear of light
- Phthisiophobia – Fear of tuberculosis
- Placophobia – Fear of tombstones
- Plutophobia – Fear of money or wealth
- Podophobia – Fear of feet
- Pogonophobia – Fear of beards
- Poinephobia – Fear of punishment
- Porphyrophobia – Fear of the color purple
- Proctophobia – Fear of rectums
- Pteridophobia – Fear of ferns
- Pteromerhanophobia – Fear of flying
- Pupaphobia – Fear of puppets
- Pyrophobia – Fear of fire
Q
- Quadraphobia – Fearing the number four
- Quintaphobia – Fearing the number five
- Quadriplegiaphobia – Fearing becoming a quadriplegic or being afraid of quadriplegics
R
- Radiophobia – Fear of radiation, X rays
- Ranidaphobia – Fear of frogs
- Rhabdophobia – Fear of being beaten or punishment
- Rhypophobia – Fear of defecation
- Rhytiphobia – Fear of getting wrinkles
- Rupophobia – Fear of dirt
- Russophobia – Fear of Russians
S
- Samhainophobia – Fear of Halloween
- Sarmassophobia – Fear of love play
- Satanophobia – Fear of Satan
- Scabiophobia – Fear of scabies
- Scelerophobia – Fear of bad men, burglars
- Sciophobia – Fear of shadows
- Scoleciphobia – Fear of worms
- Scolionophobia – Fear of school
- Scotomaphobia – Fear of blindness
- Scriptophobia – Fear of writing in public
- Selenophobia – Fear of the moon
- Seplophobia – Fear of decaying matter
- Sesquipedalophobia – Fear of long words
- Siderodromophobia – Fear of trains
- Siderophobia – Fear of stars
- Sinistrophobia – Fear of left-handedness
- Spectrophobia – Fear of mirrors or the undead
- Spheksophobia – Fear of wasps
- Social Phobia – Fear of social evaluation
- Somniphobia – Fear of sleep
- Staurophobia – Fear of the crucifix
- Stenophobia – Fear of narrow places
- Symbolophobia – Fear of symbolism
- Symmetrophobia – Fear of symmetry
- Syngenesophobia – Fear of relatives
- Syphilophobia – Fear of syphilis
T
- Tachophobia – Fear of speed
- Taphephobia – Fear of being buried alive
- Tapinophobia – Fear of being contagious
- Taurophobia – Fear of bulls
- Technophobia – Fear of technology
- Teleophobia – Fear of definite plans
- Testophobia – Fear of taking tests
- Thalassophobia – Fear of the sea
- Thanatophobia – Fear of death or dying
- Theatrophobia – Fear of theaters
- Thermophobia – Fear of heat
- Tocophobia – Fear of childbirth
- Tonitrophobia – Fear of thunder
- Toxiphobia – Fear of poison
- Traumatophobia – Fear of injury
- Tremophobia – Fear of trembling
- Trichopathophobia – Fear of hair disease
- Trichophobia – Fear of loose hair
- Triskaidekaphobia – Fear of the number 13
- Trypanophobia – Fear of needles or injections
- Turophobia – Fear of cheese
U
- Uranophobia – Fear of heaven
- Urophobia – Fear of urine or urinating
V
- Vaccinophobia – Fear of vaccinations
- Venustraphobia – Fear of beautiful women
- Verbophobia – Fear of words
- Verminophobia – Fear of germs
- Vestiphobia – Fear of clothing
- Virginitiphobia – Fear of rape
- Vitricophobia – Fear of stepfathers
W
- Walloonophobia – Fear of the Walloons, an ethnic group native to Belgium
- Wiccaphobia – Fear of witches and witchcraft
X
- Xenophobia – Fear of strangers or foreigners
- Xanthophobia – Fear of the color yellow
- Xenophobia – Fear of strangers
- Xerophobia – Fear of dryness
- Xylophobia – Fear of forests
Y
- Ymophobia – Fear of being contrary or contrariety in general
Z
- Zelophobia – Fear of jealousy
- Zemmiphobia – Fear of the great mole rat
- Zeusophobia – Fear of God or gods
- Zoophobia – Fear of animals
Reference: Camille R. (2020, April 7) Complete List of Phobias. Retrieved from: https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/phobias/related/list-of-phobias/
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