List of Phobias

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List of Phobias

Phobias are one of the most common mental illnesses. The knowledge of important phobias list is critical as the topic is covered under the general awareness section of various government exams and other competitive exams. Read the article to know about the list of Phobia.

What is Phobia?

Phobia is a type of anxiety disorder. It is an irrational fear of some object or environment or something that is unlikely to cause any harm to the person. The word Phobia is derived from the Greek word ‘phobo’ which means horror or fear. The phobia typically results in a rapid onset of fear and is present for more than six months.

The Four Major Specific Phobia Categories

Phobias broadly fall under four categories as mentioned below:

Fear related to Natural Environment (Astraphobia, Dendrophobia, Hydrophobia )
Fear related to Animals (Batrachophobia, Cynophobia, Equinophobia)
Fear related to Mutilation/ Medical Treatment (Trypanophobia, Dentophobia, Hemophobia)
Fear related to Situations (Claustrophobia, Aerophobia, Glossophobia)

Here’s the list of Phobias

Sr. No.	Word of Phobia	Meaning
1.	Acrophobia	An extreme or irrational fear of heights
2.	Aerophobia	An irrational fear of fresh air or drafts of air
3.	Autophobia	Fear of being egotistical, being alone or isolated
4.	Algophobia	A phobia of pain
5.	Altophobia	An abnormal fear of heights
6.	Anorexia	An emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat
7.	Agoraphobia	An extreme or irrational fear of open or public places
8.	Bathophobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of depths
9.	Bibliophobia	Fear or hatred of books
10.	Cacophobia	Fear of ugliness and things that are ugly
11.	Centrophobia	A dislike of being in the center
12.	Cellophobia	An extreme fear of beauty
13.	Chronophobia	Fear of Time
14.	Cynophobia	Fear of dogs
15.	Claustrophobia	An extreme or irrational fear of confined places
16.	Demonomania	A delusion of being possessed by evil spirits
17.	Dipsophobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of drinking alcohol
18.	Ergophobia	An abnormal and persistent fear of work or finding employment
19.	Gamophobia	Fear of getting married, being in a relationship, or commitment
20.	Genophobia	Physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse
21.	Geraphobia	Fear of old age
22.	Gnosiophobia	Fear of knowledge
23.	Gynephobia	Fear of women
24.	Graphophobia	Fear of writing or handwriting
25.	Hodophobia	An irrational and intense fear of travel
26.	Hedonophobia	Excessive fear or aversion to obtaining pleasure
27.	Hematophobia	Fear of disease
28.	Logophobia	Obsessive fear of words
29.	Anemophobia	An extreme fear of wind or drafts
30.	Nyctophobia	An extreme or irrational fear of the night or of darkness
31.	Pharmacophobia	Fear of medication
32.	Thanatophobia	Fear of death
33.	Triskaidekaphobia	Extreme superstition regarding the number thirteen
34.	Hydrophobia	Fear of water
35.	Phobophobia	Fear of Fears
36.	Agoraphobia	Fear of places that triggers helplessness
37.	Podophobia	Fear of Feet
38.	Chionophobia	Fear of Snow
39.	Arithmopobia	Fear of Numbers
40.	Iatrophobia	Fear of going to Doctors
41.	Brontophobia	Fear of Thunder and Lightning
42.	Tachophobia	Fear of Speed
43.	Arachnophobia	Fear of Spiders
44.	Anthophobia	Fear of Flowers
45.	Hexakosioihexekkontahexaho	Fear of Number 666
46.	Heliophobia	Fear of Sunlight
47.	Chorophobia	Fear of Dancing
48.	Ablutophobia	Fear of Bathing
49.	Dendrophobia	Fear of Trees
50.	Batrachophobia	Fear of Lizards
51.	Cynophobia	Fear of Dogs
52.	Equinophobia	Fear of Horses
53.	Trypanophobia	Fear of Injection
54.	Dentophobia	Fear of Dentists
55.	Hemophobia	Fear of Blood
56.	Glossophobia	Fear of Public speaking