ENGLISH - PHOBIAS

Root Word	Meaning
ablutophobia:	washing or bathing
acarophobia:	itching
acerophobia:	sourness
achluophobia:	darkness
acousticophobia:	noise
acrophobia:	heights
aeroacrophobia:	open high places
aeronausiphobia:	vomiting secondary to airsickness
aerophobia:	drafts, air
aeruophobia:	flying
agliophobia:	pain
agoraphobia:	open spaces
agraphobia:	sexual abuse
agrizoophobia:	wild animals
agyrophobia:	streets or crossing the street
aichmophobia:	needles or pointed objects
ailurophobia:	cats
albuminurophobia:	kidney disease
alektorophobia:	chickens
algophobia:	pain
alliumphobia:	garlic
allodoxaphobia:	opinions
altophobia:	heights
amathophobia:	dust
amaxophobia:	riding in a car, or vehicles
ambulophobia:	walking
amnesiphobia:	amnesia
amychophobia:	scratches or being scratched
anablephobia:	looking up
ancraophobia:	wind
androphobia:	men
anemophobia:	air drafts or wind
anginophobia:	angina, choking or narrowness
Anglophobia:	England, English culture, etc
angrophobia:	becoming angry
ankylophobia:	immobility of a joint
anthophobia:	flowers
anthrophobia:	people
anthropophobia:	people or society
antlophobia:	floods
anuptaphobia:	staying single
apeirophobia:	infinity
aphenphosmphobia:	being touched
apiphobia:	bees
apotemnophobia:	persons with amputations
arachibutyrophobia:	peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth
arachnophobia:	spiders
arithmophobia:	numbers
arrhenphobia:	men
arsonphobia:	fire
asthenophobia:	fainting or weakness
astraphobia:	thunder and lightning
astrophobia:	stars and celestial space
asymmetriphobia:	asymmetrical things
ataxiophobia:	ataxia (muscular in coordination)
ataxophobia:	disorder or untidiness
atelophobia:	imperfection
atephobia:	ruin or ruins
athazagoraphobia:	being forgotten or ignored
atomosophobia:	atomic explosions
atychiphobia:	failure
aulophobia:	flutes
aurophobia:	gold
auroraphobia:	northern lights
autodysomophobia:	one that has a vile odor
automatonophobia:	ventriloquist dummies or wax statues
automysophobia:	being dirty
autophobia:	being alone or of oneself
aviophobia:	flying
bacillophobia:	microbes
bacteriophobia:	bacteria
bactrachophobia:	reptiles
ballistophobia:	missiles or bullets
barophobia:	gravity
basophobia:	inability to stand
bathophobia:	depth
batonophobia:	plants
batophobia:	heights
batrachophobia:	amphibians
belonephobia:	pins and needles
bibliophobia:	books
blennophobia:	slime
bogyphobia:	the bogeyman
Bolshephobia:	Bolsheviks
botanophobia:	plants
bromidrosiphobia:	body smells
brontophobia:	thunder and lightning
bufonophobia:	toads
cacophobia:	ugliness
cainophobia:	newness, novelty
caligynephobia:	beautiful women
carcinophobia:	cancer
cardiophobia:	the heart
carnophobia:	meat
catagelophobia:	being ridiculed
catapedaphobia:	jumping from high and low places
cathisophobia:	sitting
catoptrophobia:	mirrors
cenophobia:	new things or ideas
ceraunophobia:	thunder
chaetophobia:	hair
cheimaphobia or cheimatophobia:	cold
chemophobia:	chemicals
cherophobia:	gaiety
chionophobia:	snow
chiraptophobia:	being touched
cholerophobia:	anger
chorophobia:	dancing
chrometophobia:	money
chromophobia:	colors
chronomentrophobia:	clocks
chronophobia:	time
cibophobia:	food
claustrophobia:	enclosed spaces
cleisiophobia:	being locked in
cleptophobia:	stealing
climacophobia:	stairs
clinophobia:	going to bed
clithrophobia:	being enclosed
cnidophobia:	stings
coimetrophobia:	cemeteries
cometophobia:	comets
contreltophobia:	sexual abuse
coprastasophobia:	constipation
coprophobia:	feces
coulrophobia:	clowns
cremnophobia:	precipices
cryophobia:	extreme cold, ice or frost
crystallophobia:	crystals or glass
cyberphobia:	computers or working on a computer
cyclophobia:	bicycles
cymophobia:	waves or wave like motions
cynophobia:	dogs
decidophobia:	making decisions
defecaloesiophobia:	painful bowel movements
deipnophobia:	dining
dementophobia:	insanity
demonophobia:	demons
demophobia:	crowds (Agoraphobia)
dendrophobia:	trees
dentophobia:	dentists
dermatophobia:	skin lesions
dermatosiophobia:	skin disease
dextrophobia:	objects at the right side of the body
diabetophobia:	diabetes
didaskaleinophobia:	going to school
dikephobia:	justice
dinophobia:	dizziness
diplophobia:	double vision
dipsophobia:	drinking
dishabiliophobia:	undressing in front of someone
domatophobia:	houses or being in a house
doraphobia:	fur or skins of animals
dromophobia:	crossing streets
dutchphobia:	the Dutch
dysmorphophobia:	deformity
dystychiphobia:	accidents
ecclesiophobia:	church
eicophobia:	home surroundings
eisoptrophobia:	mirrors or seeing oneself in a mirror
electrophobia:	electricity
eleutherophobia:	freedom
elurophobia:	cats (Ailurophobia)
emetophobia:	vomiting
enetophobia:	pins
enochlophobia:	crowds
enosiophobia:	committing an unpardonable sin
entomophobia:	insects
eosophobia:	dawn or daylight
epistaxiophobia:	nosebleeds
epistemophobia:	knowledge
equinophobia:	horses
eremophobia:	being oneself
ereuthrophobia:	blushing
ergasiophobia:	surgical instruments
ergophobia:	work
erotophobia:	sexual love
erythrophobia:	the color red
euphobia:	hearing good news
eurotophobia:	female genitalia
febriphobia:	fever
felinophobia:	cats
Francophobia:	France, French culture
frigophobia:	cold
galeophobia:	cats
gallophobia or galiophobia:	fear France, French culture
gamophobia:	marriage
gatophobia:	cats
geliophobia:	laughter
geniophobia:	chins
genophobia:	sex
genuphobia:	knees
gephyrophobia:	crossing bridges
gerascophobia:	growing old
germanophobia:	Germany, German culture
gerontophobia:	old people or of growing old
geumaphobia:	taste
glossophobia:	speaking in public
gnosiophobia:	knowledge
graphophobia:	writing
gymnophobia:	nudity
gynophobia:	women
hadephobia:	hell
hagiophobia:	saints or holy things
hamartophobia:	sinning
haphephobia:	being touched
harpaxophobia:	being robbed
hedonophobia:	feeling pleasure
heliophobia:	the sun
hellenologophobia:	Greek terms
helminthophobia:	worms
hemophobia:	blood
herpetophobia:	reptiles
heterophobia:	the opposite sex (sexophobia)
hierophobia:	priests
hippophobia:	horses
hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia:	long words
hobophobia:	bums or beggars
hodophobia:	road travel
homichlophobia:	fog
homilophobia:	sermons
hominophobia:	men
homophobia:	homosexuality
hoplophobia:	firearms
hormephobia:	shock
hydrargyophobia:	mercurial medicines
hydrophobia:	water
hydrophobophobia:	rabies
hyelophobia or hyalophobia:	glass
hygrophobia:	liquids, dampness, or moisture
hylephobia:	materialism
hylophobia:	forests
hypegiaphobia:	responsibility
hypnophobia:	sleep
hypsiphobia:	height
iatrophobia:	doctors
ichthyophobia:	fish
ideophobia:	ideas
illyngophobia:	vertigo
insectophobia:	insects
iophobia:	poison
isolophobia:	solitude, being alone
isopterophobia:	termites
ithyphallophobia:	erection
Japanophobia:	Japanese
Judeophobia:	Jews
kainolophobia:	novelty
kakorraphiaphobia:	failure
katagelophobia:	ridicule
kathisophobia:	sitting down
kenophobia:	voids
keraunophobia:	thunder
kinetophobia:	movement or motion
kleptophobia:	stealing
koinoniphobia:	rooms
koniophobia:	dust (Amathophobia)
kopophobia:	fatigue
kosmikophobia:	cosmic phenomenon
kymophobia:	waves
kynophobia:	rabies
kyphophobia:	stooping
lachanophobia:	vegetables
laliophobia:	speaking
leprophobia:	leprosy
leukophobia:	the color white
levophobia:	things to the left side of the body
ligyrophobia:	loud noises
lilapsophobia:	tornadoes and hurricanes
limnophobia:	lakes
linonophobia:	string
liticaphobia:	lawsuits
lockiophobia:	childbirth
logizomechanophobia:	computers
logophobia:	words
luiphobia:	syphilis
lutraphobia:	otters
lygophobia:	darkness
lyssophobia:	rabies or of becoming mad
macrophobia:	long waits
mageirocophobia:	cooking
maieusiophobia:	childbirth
malaxophobia:	love play
maniaphobia:	insanity
mastigophobia:	punishment
mechanophobia:	machines
megalophobia:	large things
melanophobia:	the color black
melissophobia:	bees
melophobia:	fear or hatred of music
meningitophobia:	brain disease
menophobia:	menstruation
merinthophobia:	being bound or tied up
metallophobia:	metal
metathesiophobia:	changes
meteorophobia:	meteors
methyphobia:	alcohol
metrophobia:	fear or hatred of poetry
microbiophobia:	microbes (bacillophobia)
microphobia:	small things
misophobia:	being contaminated with dirt of germs
mnemophobia:	memories
molysmophobia:	dirt or contamination
monopathophobia:	definite disease
monophobia:	solitude or being alone
motorphobia:	automobiles
mottephobia:	moths
musophobia:	mice
mycophobia:	fear or aversion to mushrooms
mycrophobia:	small things
myctophobia:	darkness
myrmecophobia:	ants
mysophobia:	germs or contamination or dirt
mythophobia:	myths or stories or false statements
myxophobia:	slime (blennophobia)
nebulaphobia:	fog (homichlophobia)
necrophobia:	death
nelophobia:	glass
neopharmaphobia:	new drugs
neophobia:	anything new
nephophobia:	clouds
noctiphobia:	the night
nomatophobia:	names
nosemaphobia:	illness
nosocomephobia:	hospitals
nosophobia:	disease
nostophobia:	returning home
novercaphobia:	step-mothers
nucleomituphobia:	nuclear weapons
nudophobia:	nudity
numerophobia:	numbers
nyctophobia:	the dark or of night
obesophobia:	gaining weight
ochlophobia:	crowds or mobs
ochophobia:	vehicles
octophobia:	the figure 8
odontophobia:	dental surgery
odynophobia:	pain
oenophobia:	wines
oikophobia:	home surroundings, house
olfactophobia:	smells
ombrophobia:	rain
ommetaphobia:	eyes
oneirogmophobia:	wet dreams
oneirophobia:	dreams
onomatophobia:	hearing a certain word
ophidiophobia:	snakes
ophthalmophobia:	being stared at
optophobia:	opening one's eyes
ornithophobia:	birds
orthophobia:	property
osmophobia:	smells or odors
osphresiophobia:	smells
ostraconophobia:	shellfish
ouranophobia:	heaven
pagophobia:	ice or frost
panophobia:	everything
panthophobia:	disease
pantophobia:	fears
Papaphobia:	the pope
papyrophobia:	paper
paralipophobia:	neglecting duty
paraphobia:	sexual perversion
parasitophobia:	parasites
paraskavedekatriaphobia:	Friday the 13th
parthenophobia:	virgins or young girls
parturiphobia:	childbirth
pathophobia:	disease
patroiophobia:	heredity
peccatophobia:	sinning (imaginary crime)
pediculophobia:	lice
pediophobia:	dolls
pedophobia:	children
peladophobia:	bald people
pellagrophobia:	pellagra
peniaphobia:	poverty
pentheraphobia:	mother-in-law
phagophobia:	swallowing
phalacrophobia:	becoming bald
phallophobia:	a penis, esp erect
pharmacophobia:	taking medicine
pharmacophobia:	drugs
phasmophobia:	ghosts
phengophobia:	daylight or sunshine
philemaphobia:	kissing
philophobia:	falling in love
philosophobia:	philosophy
phobophobia:	one's own fears
phonophobia:	noises or voices
photoaugliaphobia:	glaring lights
photophobia:	light
phronemophobia:	thinking
phthiriophobia:	lice (pediculophobia)
phthisiophobia:	tuberculosis
pinigerophobia:	smothering
placophobia:	tombstones
plutophobia:	wealth
pluviophobia:	rain or of being rained on
pneumatiphobia:	spirits
pnigophobia:	choking or being smothered
pocrescophobia:	gaining weight (obesophobia)
pogonophobia:	beards
poinephobia:	punishment
poliosophobia:	contracting poliomyelitis
politicophobia:	politicians
polyphobia:	many things
ponophobia:	overworking or of pain
porphyrophobia:	the color purple
potamophobia:	rivers or running water
potophobia:	alcohol
proctophobia:	rectum
prosophobia:	progress
psellismophobia:	stuttering
psychophobia:	mind
psychrophobia:	cold
pteromerhanophobia:	flying
pteronophobia:	being tickled by feathers
pupaphobia:	puppets pyrexiophobia
pyrophobia:	fire
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radiophobia:	radiation, x-rays
ranidaphobia:	frogs
rhabdophobia:	being severely punished or beaten by a rod
rhypophobia:	defecation
rhytiphobia:	getting wrinkles
rupophobia:	dirt
Russophobia:	Russians
samhainophobia:	Halloween
sarmassophobia:	love play
satanophobia:	satan
scabiophobia:	scabies
scelerophibia:	bad men, burglars
schlionophobia:	school
sciophobia:	shadows
scoleciphobia:	worms
scolionophobia:	school
scopophobia:	being stared at
scotomaphobia:	blindness in visual field
scotophobia:	darkness
scriptophobia:	writing in public
selaphobia:	light flashes
selenophobia:	the moon
seplophobia:	decaying matter
sesquipedalophobia:	long words
sexophobia:	the opposite sex
siderodromophobia:	trains
siderophobia:	stars
sinistrophobia:	left-handedness
sinophobia:	chinese, chinese culture
sitophobia:	food or eating
snakephobia:	snakes (ophidiophobia)
soceraphobia:	parents-in-law
social phobia:	being evaluated negatively
sociophobia:	society
somniphobia:	sleep
sophophobia:	learning
soteriophobia:	dependence on others
spacephobia:	outer space
spectrophobia:	specters or ghosts
spermophobia:	germs
sphexsophobia:	wasps
stasibasiphobia:	standing or walking
staurophobia:	crosses or the crucifix
stenophobia:	narrow things or places
stygiophobia:	hell
suriphobia:	mice
symbolophobia:	symbolism
symmetrophobia:	symmetry
syngenesophobia:	relatives
syphilophobia:	syphilis
tachophobia:	speed
taeniophobia or teniophobia:	tapeworms
taphephobia:	being buried alive
tapinophobia:	being contagious
taurophobia:	bulls
technophobia:	technology
teleophobia:	definate plans
telephonophobia:	telephones
telosphobia:	being last
teratophobia:	bearing a deformed child
testophobia:	taking tests
tetanophobia:	lockjaw, tetanus
teutophobia:	German or German things
textophobia:	certain fabrics
thaasophobia:	sitting
thalassophobia:	the ocean
thanatophobia:	death or dying
theatrophobia:	theatres
theologicophobia:	theology
theophobia:	god(s) or religion
thermophobia:	heat
tocophobia:	childbirth
tomophobia:	surgical operations
tonitrophobia:	thunder
topophobia:	performing (stage fright)
toxiphobia:	poison
traumatophobia:	injury
tremophobia:	trembling
trichinophobia:	trichinosis
trichopathophobia:	hair
triskaidekaphobia:	the number 13
tropophobia:	moving or making changes
trypanophobia:	injections
tuberculophobia:	tuberculosis
tyrannophobia:	tyrants
uranophobia:	heaven
urophobia:	urine or urinating
vaccinophobia:	vaccination
venustraphobia:	beautiful women
verbophobia:	words
verminophobia:	germs
vestiphobia:	clothing
virginitiphobia:	rape
vitricophobia:	step-fathers
Walloonphobia:	the Walloons
wiccaphobia:	witches and witchcraft
xanthophobia:	the color yellow
xenophobia:	strangers
xerophobia:	dryness
xylophobia:	forests
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zelophobia:	jealousy
zemmiphobia:	the great mole rat
zeusophobia:	God or gods
zoophobia:	animals