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c Ablutophobia ± fear of bathing, washing, or cleaning.

c Acrophobia, Altophobia ± fear of heights.


c Agoraphobia, Agoraphobia Without History of Panic Disorder ± fear of places or events where
escape is impossible or when help is unavailable.
c Agraphobia ± fear of sexual abuse.
c Aichmophobia ± fear of sharp or pointed objects (as a needle, knife or a pointing finger).
c Algophobia ± fear of pain.
c Agyrophobia ± fear of crossing roads.
c Androphobia ± fear of men.
c Anthropophobia ± fear of people or being in a company, a form of social phobia.
c Anthophobia ± fear of flowers.
c Aquaphobia, Hydrophobia ± fear of water.
c Astraphobia, Astrapophobia, Brontophobia, Keraunophobia ± fear of thunder, lightning and
storms; especially common in young children.
c Aviophobia, Aviatophobia ± fear of flying.
c Bacillophobia, Bacteriophobia, Microbiophobia ± fear of microbes and bacteria.
c Blood-injection-injury type phobia ± a DSM-IV subtype of specific phobias
c Catoptrophobia - fear of mirrors or of one's own reflection.
c Chorophobia - fear of dancing.
c Cibophobia, Sitophobia ± aversion to food, synonymous to Anorexia nervosa.
c Claustrophobia ± fear of confined spaces.
c Coulrophobia ± fear of clowns (not restricted to evil clowns).
c Decidophobia ± fear of making decisions.
c Dental phobia, Dentophobia, Odontophobia ± fear of dentists and dental procedures
c Dysmorphophobia, or body dysmorphic disorder ± a phobic obsession with a real or imaginary
body defect.
c Emetophobia ± fear of vomiting.
c Ergasiophobia, Ergophobia ± fear of work or functioning, or a surgeon's fear of operating.
c Ergophobia ± fear of work or functioning.
c Erotophobia ± fear of sexual love or sexual questions.
c Erythrophobia ± pathological blushing.
c Gelotophobia - fear of being laughed at.
c Gephyrophobia ± fear of bridges.
c Genophobia, Coitophobia ± fear of sexual intercourse.
c Gerascophobia ± fear of growing old or ageing.
c Gerontophobia ± fear of growing old, or a hatred or fear of the elderly.
c Glossophobia ± fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
c Gymnophobia ± fear of nudity.
c Gynophobia ± fear of women.
c Haptephobia ± fear of being touched.
c Heliophobia ± fear of sunlight.
c Hemophobia, Haemophobia ± fear of blood.
c Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia ± fear of the number 666.
c Hoplophobia ± fear of weapons, specifically firearms (Generally a political term but the clinical
phobia is also documented).
c Ligyrophobia ± fear of loud noises.
c Lipophobia ± fear/avoidance of fats in food.
c Megalophobia - fear of large/oversized objects.
c Mysophobia ± fear of germs, contamination or dirt.
c Necrophobia ± fear of death, the dead.
c Neophobia, Cainophobia, Cainotophobia, Cenophobia, Centophobia, Kainolophobia, Kainophobia
± fear of newness, novelty.
c Nomophobia ± fear of being out of mobile phone contact.
c Nosophobia ± fear of contracting a disease.
c Nyctophobia, Achluophobia, Lygophobia, Scotophobia ± fear of darkness.
c Osmophobia, Olfactophobia ± fear of smells.
c Paraskavedekatriaphobia, Paraskevidekatriaphobia, Friggatriskaidekaphobia ± fear of Friday the
13th.
c Panphobia ± fear of everything or constantly afraid without knowing what is causing it.
c Phasmophobia - fear of ghosts, spectres or phantasms.
c Phagophobia ± fear of swallowing.
c Phobophobia ± fear of having a phobia.
c Phonophobia ± fear of loud sounds.
c Pyrophobia ± fear of fire.
c Radiophobia ± fear of radioactivity or X-rays.
c Sociophobia ± fear of people or social situations
c Scopophobia ± fear of being looked at or stared at.
c Somniphobia ± fear of sleep.
c Spectrophobia ± fear of mirrors and one's own reflections.
c Taphophobia ± fear of the grave, or fear of being placed in a grave while still alive.
c Technophobia ± fear of technology (see also Luddite).
c Telephone phobia, fear or reluctance of making or taking phone calls.
c Tetraphobia ± fear of the number 4.
c Tokophobia ± fear of childbirth.
c Tomophobia ± fear or anxiety of surgeries/surgical operations.
c Traumatophobia ± a synonym for injury phobia, a fear of having an injury
c Triskaidekaphobia, Terdekaphobia ± fear of the number 13.
c Trypanophobia, Belonephobia, Enetophobia ± fear of needles or injections.
c Workplace phobia ± fear of the work place.
c Xenophobia ± fear of strangers, foreigners, or aliens.

c Ailurophobia ± fear/dislike of cats.


c Animal phobia - fear of certain animals, a category of specific phobias.
c Apiphobia ± fear/dislike of bees (also known as Melissophobia).
c Arachnophobia ± fear/dislike of spiders.
c Chiroptophobia ± fear/dislike of bats.
c Cynophobia ± fear/dislike of dogs.
c Entomophobia ± fear/dislike of insects.
c Equinophobia ± fear/dislike of horses (also known as Hippophobia).
c Herpetophobia - fear/dislike of reptiles.
c Ichthyophobia ± fear/dislike of fish.
c Musophobia ± fear/dislike of mice and/or rats.
c Ophidiophobia ± fear/dislike of snakes.
c Ornithophobia ± fear/dislike of birds.
c Scoleciphobia ± fear of worms.
c Selachophobia - fear/dislike of sharks.
c Zoophobia ± a generic term for animal phobias.

c Hydrophobia ± fear of water (a symptom of rabies).


c Photophobia ± hypersensitivity to light causing aversion to light
c Phonophobia ± hypersensitivity to sound causing aversion to sounds.
c Osmophobia ± hypersensitivity to smells causing aversion to odors.

c Acidophobia/Acidophobic ± preference for non-acidic conditions.


c Heliophobia/Heliophobic ± aversion to sunlight.
c Hydrophobia/Hydrophobic ± a property of being repelled by water.
c Lipophobicity ± a property of fat rejection
c Ombrophobia ± avoidance of rain
c Photophobia (biology) a negative phototaxis or phototropism response, or a tendency to stay out
of the light
c Superhydrophobe ± the property given to materials that are extremely difficult to get wet.
c Thermophobia ± aversion to heat.

c Biphobia ± dislike of bisexuals.


c Chemophobia ± prejudice against artificial substances in favour of 'natural' substances.
c Ephebiphobia ± fear/dislike of youth.
c Gerontophobia, Gerascophobia ± fear of growing old or a hatred of the elderly.
c Heterophobia ± fear/dislike of heterosexuals.
c Homophobia ± aversion to homosexuality or fear of homosexuals. (This word has become a
common political term, and many people interpret it as a slur.)
c Hoplophobia ± aversion to firearms or firearms owners. This word has also gained a certain
political notoriety as a dysphemism for "gun control advocate".
c Judeophobia ± fear/dislike of Jews.
c Lesbophobia ± fear/dislike of lesbian women.
c Pedophobia, Pediophobia ± fear/dislike of children.
c Psychophobia ± fear/dislike of mentally ill.
c Transphobia ± fear or dislike of transgender or transsexual people.
c Xenophobia ± fear or dislike of foreigners.


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