Common Phobias
Phobophobia, logically enough, is a phobia of phobias. Phobia itself comes from the Greek phóbos meaning aversion and describes the fear of particular situations or objects. Common phobias can often seem irrational to outsiders but are very real to those suffering from them. They may be social phobias (e.g. fear of humiliation, giving a speech etc.), specific phobias (fear of snakes, mice, even things like buttons!), and agoraphobia (fear of having a panic attack somewhere you can’t easily escape from, like travelling in an elevator). Some phobias can be explained by reading more about Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD).
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Common Phobias | Fear of |
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Ablutophobia | Washing |
Acarophobia | Itching |
Acerophobia | Sourness |
Achluophobia | Darkness |
Acousticophobia | Noise |
Acrophobia | Heights |
Aeroacrophobia | Open high places |
Aerophobia | Air |
Agateophobia | Insanity |
Agliophobia | Pain |
Agoraphobia | Open spaces |
Agrizoophobia | Wild animals |
Agyrophobia | Crossing streets |
Aichmophobia | Pointed objects |
Ailurophobia | Cats |
Albuminurophobia | Kidney disease |
Alektorophobia | Chickens |
Algophobia | Pain |
Alliumphobia | Garlic |
Allodoxaphobia | Other opinions |
Altophobia | Heights |
Amathophobia | Dust |
Amaxophobia | Car travel |
Ambulophobia | Walking |
Amnesiophobia | Forgetting |
Amychophobia | Being scratched |
Anablephobia | Looking up |
Androphobia | Men |
Anemophobia | Wind |
Anginophobia | Angina |
Anglophobia | English things |
Angrophobia | Anger or becoming angry |
Anthophobia | Flowers |
Anthropophobia | People or society |
Antlophobia | Floods |
Anuptophobia | Remaining single |
Apeirophobia | Infinity |
Aphenophobia | Being touched |
Apiophobia | Bees |
Apotemnophobia | People with amputations |
Arachnophobia | Spiders (one of the most common phobias) |
Arithmophobia | Numbers |
Arrhenphobia | Men |
Arsonphobia | Fire |
Asthenophobia | Fainting |
Astrophobia | Celestial space |
Asymmetrophobia | Asymmetrical things |
Ataxiophobia | Muscular in-coordination |
Ataxophobia | Untidiness |
Atelophobia | Imperfection |
Atephobia | Ruin or ruins |
Athazagoraphobia | Being forgotten or ignored |
Atomosophobia | Atomic explosions |
Atychiphobia | Failure |
Aurophobia | Gold |
Autodysomophobia | Bad odors or people with them |
Automatonophobia | Ventriloquist dummies, wax statues |
Automysophobia | Being dirty |
Autophobia | Solitude, being alone |
Aviophobia | Flying |
Bacillophobia | Microbes |
Bacteriophobia | Bacteria |
Ballistophobia | Missiles or bullets |
Barophobia | Gravity |
Basophobia | Inability to stand |
Bathmophobia | Stairs or steep slopes |
Bathophobia | Depth |
Bathyphobia | Depth or deep water |
Batophobia | Being near high objects |
Batrachophobia | Amphibians |
Belonephobia | Pins, needles, pointed objects |
Bibliophobia | Books |
Blennophobia | Slime |
Botanophobia | Plants |
Brontophobia | Thunder and lightning |
Bufonophobia | Toads |
Cacophobia | Ugliness |
Cainophobia | Newness, novelty |
Caligynephobia | Beautiful women |
Carcinophobia | Cancer |
Cardiophobia | The heart |
Carnophobia | Meat |
Catagelophobia | Being ridiculed |
Catapedophobia | Jumping |
Cathisophobia | Sitting |
Catoptrophobia | Mirrors |
Cenophobia | Empty spaces |
Centophobia | New ideas |
Ceraunophobia | Thunder and lightning |
Chaetophobia | Hair |
Cheimatophobia | Cold / cold things |
Chemophobia | Chemicals |
Cherophobia | Gaiety |
Chionophobia | Snow |
Chiraptophobia | Being touched |
Chirophobia | Hands |
Chiroptophobia | Bats |
Cholerophobia | Anger |
Chorophobia | Dancing |
Chromatophobia | Colors |
Chrometophobia | Money |
Chromophobia | Colors |
Chronomentrophobia | Clocks |
Chrysophobia | Orange color |
Cibophobia | Food |
Claustrophobia | Confined spaces |
Cleisiophobia | Being trapped or locked in |
Cleithrophobia | Being trapped or locked in |
Cleptophobia | Stealing |
Climacophobia | Stairs, climbing or falling down them |
Clinophobia | Going to bed |
Clithrophobia | Being trapped or locked in |
Cnidophobia | Stings |
Coimetrophobia | Cemeteries |
Coitophobia | Sex |
Cometophobia | Comets |
Contreltophobia | Sexual abuse |
Coprastasophobia | Constipation |
Coprophobia | Feces |
Coulrophobia | Clowns |
Counterphobia | Fearful situations |
Cremnophobia | Precipices |
Cryophobia | Extreme cold |
Crystallophobia | Crystals, glass |
Cyberphobia | Computers or technology |
Cyclophobia | Bicycles |
Cymophobia | Waves |
Cynophobia | Dogs |
Cyprianophobia | Prostitutes or venereal disease |
Cyprinophobia | Prostitutes or venereal disease |
Daemonophobia | Demons |
Decidophobia | Making decisions |
Defecaloesiophobia | Painful bowel movements |
Deipnophobia | Dining |
Dementophobia | Insanity |
Demophobia | Crowds or people |
Dendrophobia | Trees |
Dentophobia | Dentists or dentistry |
Dermatopathophobia | Skin lesions or skin illness |
Dermatophobia | Skin lesions or skin illness |
Dermatosiophobia | Skin lesions or skin illness |
Dextrophobia | Objects at the right side of the body |
Diabetophobia | Diabetes |
Didaskaleinophobia | Going to school |
Dikephobia | Justice |
Dinophobia | Dizziness or whirlpools |
Diplophobia | Double vision |
Dipsophobia | Drinking alcohol |
Dishabiliophobia | Undressing in front of someone |
Domatophobia | Houses |
Dontophobia | Teeth |
Doraphobia | Fur |
Doxophobia | Receiving praise, expressing an opinion |
Dromophobia | Crossing the street |
Dysmorphophobia | Deformity |
Dystychiphobia | Accidents |
Ecclesiophobia | Church |
Ecophobia | Ecological problems |
Eisoptrophobia | Mirrors |
Electrophobia | Electricity |
Eleutherophobia | Freedom |
Elurophobia | Cats |
Emetophobia | Vomiting |
Enetophobia | Pins |
Enissophobia | Criticism or judgement |
Enochlophobia | Crowds |
Entomophobia | Insects |
Eosophobia | Dawn or daylight |
Ephebophobia | Youth |
Epistaxiophobia | Nosebleeds |
Epistemophobia | Knowledge |
Equinophobia | Horses |
Ereuthrophobia | Blushing |
Ergophobia | Work |
Erotophobia | Sex or sexual questions |
Erytophobia | Red or things red |
Euphobia | Hearing good news |
Eurotophobia | Female genitalia |
Febriphobia | Fever |
Felinophobia | Cats |
Francophobia | Things french |
Frigophobia | Cold or cold things |
Galeophobia | Cats |
Gallophobia | Things french |
Gamophobia | Marriage |
Gatophobia | Cats |
Geliophobia | Laughter |
Gelotophobia | Being laughed at |
Geniophobia | Chins |
Genophobia | Sex |
Genuphobia | Knees |
Gephyrophobia | Crossing bridges |
Gerascophobia | Growing old |
Germanophobia | Germany or German culture |
Gerontophobia | Old people or growing old |
Glossophobia | Public speaking |
Gnosiophobia | Knowledge |
Gymnophobia | Nudity |
Gynephobia | Women |
Hadephobia | Hell |
Hagiophobia | Saints |
Hamartophobia | Sinning or sin |
Haphephobia | Being touched |
Haptephobia | Being touched |
Harpaxophobia | Being robbed |
Hedonophobia | Feeling pleasure |
Heliophobia | Sun |
Helminthophobia | Worms |
Hemophobia | Blood |
Herpetophobia | Reptiles |
Hesperophobia | The west |
Heterophobia | The opposite sex |
Hierophobia | Priests |
Hippophobia | Horses |
Hodophobia | Road travel |
Homichlophobia | Fog |
Homilophobia | Sermons |
Hominophobia | Men |
Homophobia | Homosexuals or homosexuality |
Hoplophobia | Firearms |
Hydrophobia | Water (aka rabies) |
Hydrophobophobia | Rabies |
Hyelophobia | Glass |
Hygrophobia | Liquid or moisture |
Hylephobia | Materialism |
Hylophobia | Forests |
Hypegiaphobia | Responsibility |
Hypnophobia | Sleep or of being hypnotized |
Hypsophobia | Height |
Iatrophobia | Going to the doctor or of doctors |
Ichthyophobia | Fish |
Iconophobia | Pictures or images |
Illyngophobia | Vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down |
Insectophobia | Insects |
Iophobia | Poison |
Islamophobia | Islam |
Isolophobia | Solitude, being alone |
Isopterophobia | Termites, insects that eat wood |
Ithyphallophobia | Seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis |
Japanophobia | Things Japanese |
Judeophobia | Jews |
Kainophobia | Novelty, innovation |
Kainotophobia | Change |
Kakorrhaphiophobia | Failure or defeat |
Katagelophobia | Ridicule |
Katsaridaphobia | Cockroaches |
Kenophobia | Empty spaces |
Keraunophobia | Thunder and lightning |
Kinetophobia | Movement |
Kleptophobia | Stealing |
Koinoniphobia | Rooms |
Kolpophobia | Genitals, mainly female |
Koniophobia | Dust |
Kopophobia | Fatigue |
Koumponophobia | Buttons, esp. plastic. Jeans buttons often ok! |
Kosmikophobia | Cosmic phenomenon |
Kymophobia | Waves |
Kynophobia | Rabies |
Lachanophobia | Vegetables |
Laliophobia | Speaking |
Lalophobia | Speaking |
Leprophobia | Leprosy |
Leukophobia | The color white |
Levophobia | Objects on the left side of the body |
Ligyrophobia | Loud noises |
Lilapsophobia | Tornadoes or hurricanes |
Limnophobia | Lakes |
Linonophobia | String |
Lockiophobia | Childbirth |
Logizomechanophobia | Computers |
Logophobia | Words |
Loutrophobia | Washing or bathing |
Luiphobia | Syphilis |
Lutraphobia | Otters |
Lygophobia | Darkness |
Lyssophobia | Going insane |
Macrophobia | Long waits |
Mageirocophobia | Cooking |
Maieusiophobia | Childbirth |
Malaxophobia | Love play |
Maniaphobia | Insanity |
Mastigophobia | Whips, punishment |
Mechanophobia | Machines |
Medomalacuphobia | Losing an erection |
Medorthophobia | An erect penis |
Megalophobia | Large things |
Melanophobia | Black |
Melissophobia | Bees |
Melophobia | Music |
Meningitophobia | Brain disease |
Menophobia | Menstruation |
Merinthophobia | Being tied up |
Metallophobia | Metal |
Metathesiophobia | Changes |
Meteorophobia | Meteors |
Methyphobia | Alcohol |
Metrophobia | Poetry |
Microbiophobia | Microbes |
Microphobia | Small things |
Misophobia | Hatred |
Misophobia | Dirt or germs |
Mnemophobia | Memories |
Molysmophobia | Contamination |
Monophobia | Solitude |
Motorophobia | Motors |
Motorphobia | Cars |
Mottephobia | Moths |
Musculophobia | Muscles |
Musophobia | Mice or rats |
Mycophobia | Mushrooms |
Mycrophobia | Small things |
Myctophobia | Darkness |
Myrmecophobia | Ants |
Mysophobia | Dirt or germs |
Myxophobia | Slime |
Nebulaphobia | Fog |
Necrophobia | Death or dead things |
Nelophobia | Glass |
Neophobia | Anything new |
Nephophobia | Clouds |
Noctiphobia | Night |
Nomatophobia | Names |
Nosocomephobia | Hospitals |
Nosophobia | Illness or disease |
Nostophobia | Returning home |
Novercaphobia | Stepmother |
Nucleomitophobia | Nuclear weapons |
Nudophobia | Nudity |
Numerophobia | Numbers |
Nyctohylophobia | Forests at night |
Nyctophobia | Night |
Nyctophobia | The dark or of night |
Nymphophobia | Young girls |
Obesophobia | Obesity |
Obesophobia | Gaining weight |
Ochlophobia | Crowds or mobs |
Ochophobia | Vehicles |
Octophobia | Eight |
Odontophobia | Dentistry |
Odynophobia | Pain |
Oenophobia | Wines |
Oikophobia | Home |
Olfactophobia | Smell |
Ombrophobia | Rain |
Ommetaphobia | Eyes |
Omphalophobia | Belly buttons |
Oneirogmophobia | Wet dreams |
Oneirophobia | Dreams |
Onomatophobia | Words or a certain word |
Ophidiophobia | Snakes |
Ophthalmophobia | Being stared at |
Optophobia | Opening eyes |
Ornithophobia | Birds |
Orthophobia | Property |
Osmophobia | Smells |
Ostracophobia | Oysters, shellfish |
Ouranophobia | Heaven |
Paedophobia | Children or childhood |
Pagophobia | Ice or frost |
Panophobia | Everything |
Panthophobia | Suffering and disease |
Pantophobia | Everything |
Papyrophobia | Paper |
Paraphobia | Sexual perversion |
Parasitophobia | Parasites |
Parthenophobia | Young girls |
Parturiphobia | Childbirth |
Pathophobia | Disease |
Peccatophobia | Sinning |
Pediculophobia | Lice |
Pediophobia | Dolls |
Pedophobia | Babies or children |
Peladophobia | Bald people |
Pellagrophobia | Pellagra (disease) |
Peniaphobia | Poverty |
Pentheraphobia | Mother in law |
Phagophobia | Swallowing |
Phalacrophobia | Going bald |
Phallophobia | Penis |
Pharmacophobia | Drugs and medicines |
Phasmophobia | Ghosts |
Phengophobia | Daylight or sunshine |
Philematophobia | Kissing |
Philophobia | Falling in love |
Philosophobia | Learning |
Phobophobia | Phobias |
Phonophobia | Sounds, voices or own voice |
Photophobia | Light |
Phronemophobia | Thinking |
Phtheirophobia | Lice |
Phthisiophobia | Tuberculosis |
Placophobia | Tombstones |
Plutophobia | Wealth |
Pluviophobia | Rain or being rained on |
Pneumatophobia | Spirits |
Pnigerophobia | Choking |
Pogophobia | Beards |
Poinephobia | Punishment |
Polyphobia | Many things |
Ponophobia | Overworking or pain |
Potamophobia | Running water |
Potophobia | Drinking alcohol |
Proctophobia | Rectums |
Prosophobia | Progress |
Psellismophobia | Stuttering |
Psychophobia | Mind |
Psychrophobia | Cold |
Pteridophobia | Ferns |
Pteromerhanophobia | Flying |
Pupaphobia | Puppets |
Pyrexiophobia | Fever |
Pyrophobia | Fire |
Radiophobia | Radiation, x-rays |
Ranophobia | Frogs |
Rhabdophobia | Punishment |
Rhypophobia | Defecation |
Rhytiphobia | Getting wrinkles |
Rupophobia | Dirt |
Russophobia | Russians |
Scatophobia | Fecal matter |
Scelerophibia | Evil people, burglars |
Scoleciphobia | Worms |
Scolionophobia | School |
Scopophobia | Being stared at |
Scorodophobia | Garlic |
Scotomaphobia | Blindness |
Scotophobia | Darkness |
Selachophobia | Sharks |
Selaphobia | Light flashes |
Selenophobia | The moon |
Seplophobia | Decaying matter |
Sesquipedalophobia | Long words |
Sexophobia | Opposite sex |
Siderodromophobia | Trains |
Siderophobia | Stars |
Sinistrophobia | Left handed or things to the left |
Sinophobia | Chinese |
Sitiophobia | Food |
Sociophobia | Social gatherings |
Somnephobia | Sleep or dreams |
Sophophobia | Wisdom or learning |
Soteriophobia | Dependence on others |
Spectrophobia | Specters or ghosts |
Spermatophobia | Semen emission |
Spermophobia | Germs, dirt |
Sphekophobia | Wasps |
Staurophobia | Crosses or crucifix |
Stenophobia | Narrow places |
Stigiophobia | Hell |
Stygiophobia | Hell |
Suriphobia | Mice |
Symbolophobia | Symbolism |
Symmetrophobia | Symmetry |
Syngenesophobia | Relatives |
Syphilophobia | Syphilis |
Tachophobia | Speed |
Taeniophobia | Tapeworms |
Taphephobia | Being buried alive |
Tapinophobia | Being contagious |
Taurophobia | Bulls |
Technophobia | Technology |
Teratophobia | Giving birth to a malformed child |
Testophobia | Taking tests |
Teutophobia | Germans or things German |
Textophobia | Fabrics, material e.g. velvet, foam rubber etc. |
Thalassophobia | The sea |
Thanatophobia | Death |
Theophobia | Gods or religion |
Thermophobia | Heat |
Tocophobia | Childbirth |
Tomophobia | Surgical operations |
Tonitrophobia | Thunder |
Topophobia | Certain situations, stage fright |
Toxophobia | Being poisoned |
Traumatophobia | Injury |
Tremophobia | Trembling |
Trichinophobia | Trichinosis (parasitic disease) |
Trichopathophobia | Hair, hair loss |
Tropophobia | Change |
Trypanophobia | Injections |
Trypophobia | Holes |
Typhlophobia | Blindness |
Uranophobia | Heaven |
Urophobia | Urine |
Vaccinophobia | Vaccinations |
Venusophobia | Beautiful women |
Verbophobia | Words |
Verminophobia | Germs |
Vestiphobia | Clothing |
Virginitiphobia | Rape |
Vitricophobia | Stepfather |
Wiccaphobia | Witchcraft |
Xanthophobia | Yellow and yellow things |
Xenoglossophobia | Foreign languages |
Xenophobia | Strangers or foreigners |
Xerophobia | Dryness |
Xylophobia | Wood |
Xyrophobia | Razors |
Zelophobia | Jealousy |
Zeusophobia | Gods |
Zoophobia | Animals |