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:ID: 19b5ec4d-edbb-4f04-b847-68275ee18600
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:CREATED: [2001-10-06 Sat]
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:MODIFIED: [2015-09-16 Wed 20:20]
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:IMPORTED: [2023-02-08 Wed 19:22]
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#+title: The Phobia List
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#+filetags: reference psychology public
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http://www.phobialist.com
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-------- Last Updated: Saturday, April 28, 2001 --------
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- Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing
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- Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching
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- Acerophobia- Fear of sourness
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- Achluophobia- Fear of darkness
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- Acousticophobia- Fear of noise
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- Acrophobia- Fear of heights
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Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
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Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places.
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Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
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Agliophobia- Fear of pain.
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Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
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Agraphobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
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Agrizoophobia- Fear of wild animals.
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Agyrophobia- Fear of streets or crossing the street.
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Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.
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Ailurophobia- Fear of cats.
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Albuminurophobia- Fear of kidney disease.
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Alektorophobia- Fear of chickens.
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Algophobia- Fear of pain.
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Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic.
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Allodoxaphobia- Fear of opinions.
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Altophobia- Fear of heights.
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Amathophobia- Fear of dust.
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Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car.
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Ambulophobia- Fear of walking.
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Amnesiphobia- Fear of amnesia.
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Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched.
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Anablephobia- Fear of looking up.
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Ancraophobia or Anemophobia- Fear of wind.
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Androphobia- Fear of men.
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Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.
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Anginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.
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Anglophobia- Fear of England, English culture, etc.
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Angrophobia - Fear of becoming angry.
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Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint.
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Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.
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Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society.
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Antlophobia- Fear of floods.
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Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single.
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Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity.
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Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia)
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Apiphobia- Fear of bees.
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Apotemnophobia- Fear of persons with amputations.
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Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
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Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders.
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Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers.
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Arrhenphobia- Fear of men.
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Arsonphobia- Fear of fire.
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Asthenophobia- Fear of fainting or weakness.
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Astraphobia or Astrapophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.
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Astrophobia- Fear of stars and celestial space.
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Asymmetriphobia- Fear of asymmetrical things.
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Ataxiophobia- Fear of ataxia (muscular incoordination)
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Ataxophobia- Fear of disorder or untidiness.
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Atelophobia- Fear of imperfection.
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Atephobia- Fear of ruin or ruins.
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Athazagoraphobia- Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.
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Atomosophobia - Fear of atomic explosions.
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Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
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Aulophobia- Fear of flutes.
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Aurophobia- Fear of gold.
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Auroraphobia- Fear of Northern lights.
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Autodysomophobia- Fear of one that has a vile odor.
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Automatonophobia- Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being.
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Automysophobia- Fear of being dirty.
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Autophobia- Fear of being alone or of oneself.
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Aviophobia or Aviatophobia- Fear of flying.
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Bacillophobia- Fear of microbes.
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Bacteriophobia- Fear of bacteria.
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Ballistophobia- Fear of missiles or bullets.
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Bolshephobia- Fear of Bolsheviks.
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Barophobia- Fear of gravity.
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Basophobia or Basiphobia- Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling.
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Bathophobia- Fear of depth.
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Batonophobia- Fear of plants.
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Batophobia- Fear of heights or being close to high buildings.
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Batrachophobia- Fear of amphibians, such as frogs, newts, salamanders, etc.
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Belonephobia- Fear of pins and needles. (Aichmophobia)
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Bibliophobia- Fear of books.
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Blennophobia- Fear of slime.
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Bogyphobia- Fear of bogies or the bogeyman.
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Bromidrosiphobia or Bromidrophobia- Fear of body smells.
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Brontophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.
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Bufonophobia- Fear of toads.
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Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness.
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Cainophobia or Cainotophobia- Fear of newness, novelty.
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Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women.
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Cancerophobia- Fear of cancer.
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Carcinophobia- Fear of cancer.
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Cardiophobia- Fear of the heart.
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Carnophobia- Fear of meat.
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Catagelophobia- Fear of being ridiculed.
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Catapedaphobia- Fear of jumping from high and low places.
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Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting.
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Catoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors.
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Cenophobia or Centophobia- Fear of new things or ideas.
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Ceraunophobia- Fear of thunder.
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Chaetophobia- Fear of hair.
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Cheimaphobia or Cheimatophobia- Fear of cold.
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Chemophobia- Fear of chemicals or working with chemicals.
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Cherophobia- Fear of gaiety.
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Chionophobia- Fear of snow.
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Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched.
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Cholerophobia- Fear of anger or the fear of cholera.
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Chorophobia- Fear of dancing.
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Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money.
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Chromophobia or Chromatophobia- Fear of colors.
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Chronophobia- Fear of time.
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Chronomentrophobia- Fear of clocks.
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Cibophobia or Sitophobia or Sitiophobia- Fear of food.
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Claustrophobia- Fear of confined spaces.
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Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia- Fear of being locked in an enclosed place.
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Cleptophobia- Fear of stealing.
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Climacophobia- Fear of stairs, climbing or of falling downstairs.
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Clinophobia- Fear of going to bed.
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Clithrophobia or Cleithrophobia- Fear of being enclosed.
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Cnidophobia- Fear of strings.
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Cometophobia- Fear of comets.
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Coimetrophobia- Fear of cemeteries.
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Coitophobia- Fear of coitus.
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Contreltophobia- Fear of sexual abuse.
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Coprastasophobia- Fear of constipation.
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Coprophobia- Fear of feces.
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Coulrophobia- Fear of clowns.
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Counterphobia- The preference by a phobic for fearful situations.
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Cremnophobia- Fear of precipices.
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Cryophobia- Fear of extreme cold, ice or frost.
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Crystallophobia- Fear of crystals or glass.
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Cyberphobia- Fear of computers or working on a computer.
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Cyclophobia- Fear of bicycles.
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Cymophobia- Fear of waves or wave like motions.
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Cynophobia- Fear of dogs or rabies.
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Cypridophobia, Cypriphobia, Cyprianophobia, or Cyprinophobia - Fear of
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prostitutes or venereal disease.
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Decidophobia- Fear of making decisions.
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Defecaloesiophobia- Fear of painful bowels movements.
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Deipnophobia- Fear of dining or dinner conversations.
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Dementophobia- Fear of insanity.
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Demonophobia or Daemonophobia- Fear of demons.
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Demophobia- Fear of crowds. (Agoraphobia)
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Dendrophobia- Fear of trees.
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Dentophobia- Fear of dentists.
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Dermatophobia- Fear of skin lesions.
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Dermatosiophobia or Dermatophobia or Dermatopathophobia- Fear of skin disease.
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Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body.
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Diabetophobia- Fear of diabetes.
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Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school.
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Dikephobia- Fear of justice.
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Dinophobia- Fear of dizziness or whirlpools.
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Diplophobia- Fear of double vision.
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Dipsophobia- Fear of drinking.
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Dishabiliophobia- Fear of undressing in front of someone.
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Domatophobia or Oikophobia- Fear of houses or being in a house.
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Doraphobia- Fear of fur or skins of animals.
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Dromophobia- Fear of crossing streets.
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Dutchphobia- Fear of the Dutch.
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Dysmorphophobia- Fear of deformity.
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Dystychiphobia- Fear of accidents.
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Ecclesiophobia- Fear of church.
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Ecophobia- Fear of home.
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Eicophobia or Oikophobia- Fear of home surroundings.
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Eisoptrophobia- Fear of mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror.
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Electrophobia- Fear of electricity.
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Eleutherophobia- Fear of freedom.
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Elurophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia)
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Emetophobia- Fear of vomiting.
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Enetophobia- Fear of pins.
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Enochlophobia- Fear of crowds.
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Enosiophobia or Enissophobia- Fear of having committed an unpardonable sin or of criticism.
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Entomophobia- Fear of insects.
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Eosophobia- Fear of dawn or daylight.
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Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers.
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Epistaxiophobia- Fear of nosebleeds.
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Epistemophobia- Fear of knowledge.
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Equinophobia- Fear of horses.
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Eremophobia- Fear of being oneself or of lonliness.
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Ereuthrophobia- Fear of blushing.
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Ergasiophobia- 1) Fear of work or functioning. 2) Surgeon's fear of operating.
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Ergophobia- Fear of work.
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Erotophobia- Fear of sexual love or sexual questions.
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Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news.
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Eurotophobia- Fear of female genitalia.
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Erythrophobia, Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia- 1) Fear of redlights. 2) Blushing. 3) Red.
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Febriphobia, Fibriphobia or Fibriophobia- Fear of fever.
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Felinophobia- Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia, Elurophobia, Galeophobia, Gatophobia)
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Francophobia- Fear of France, French culture. (Gallophobia, Galiophobia)
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Frigophobia- Fear of cold, cold things.
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Galeophobia or Gatophobia- Fear of cats.
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Gallophobia or Galiophobia- Fear France, French culture.
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(Francophobia)
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Gamophobia- Fear of marriage.
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Geliophobia- Fear of laughter.
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Geniophobia- Fear of chins.
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Genophobia- Fear of sex.
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Genuphobia- Fear of knees.
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Gephyrophobia, Gephydrophobia, or Gephysrophobia- Fear of crossing bridges.
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Germanophobia- Fear of Germany, German culture, etc.
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Gerascophobia- Fear of growing old.
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Gerontophobia- Fear of old people or of growing old.
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Geumaphobia or Geumophobia- Fear of taste.
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Glossophobia- Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.
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Gnosiophobia- Fear of knowledge.
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Graphophobia- Fear of writing or handwriting.
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Gymnophobia- Fear of nudity.
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Gynephobia or Gynophobia- Fear of women.
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Hadephobia- Fear of hell.
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Hagiophobia- Fear of saints or holy things.
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Hamartophobia- Fear of sinning.
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Haphephobia or Haptephobia- Fear of being touched.
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Harpaxophobia- Fear of being robbed.
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Hedonophobia- Fear of feeling pleasure.
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Heliophobia- Fear of the sun.
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Hellenologophobia- Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology.
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Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms.
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Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia- Fear of blood.
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Heresyphobia or Hereiophobia- Fear of challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviation.
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Herpetophobia- Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things.
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Heterophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Sexophobia)
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Hierophobia- Fear of priests or sacred things.
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Hippophobia- Fear of horses.
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Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words.
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Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars.
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Hodophobia- Fear of road travel.
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Hormephobia- Fear of shock.
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Homichlophobia- Fear of fog.
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Homilophobia- Fear of sermons.
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Hominophobia- Fear of men.
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Homophobia- Fear of sameness, monotony or of homosexuality or of becoming homosexual.
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Hoplophobia- Fear of firearms.
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Hydrargyophobia- Fear of mercurial medicines.
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Hydrophobia- Fear of water or of rabies.
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Hydrophobophobia- Fear of rabies.
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Hyelophobia or Hyalophobia- Fear of glass.
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Hygrophobia- Fear of liquids, dampness, or moisture.
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Hylephobia- Fear of materialism OR the fear of epilepsy.
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Hylophobia- Fear of forests.
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Hypengyophobia or Hypegiaphobia- Fear of responsibility.
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Hypnophobia- Fear of sleep or of being hypnotized.
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Hypsiphobia- Fear of height.
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Iatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors.
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Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish.
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Ideophobia- Fear of ideas.
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Illyngophobia- Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down.
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Iophobia- Fear of poison.
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Insectophobia - Fear of insects.
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Isolophobia- Fear of solitude, being alone.
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Isopterophobia- Fear of termites, insects that eat wood.
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Ithyphallophobia- Fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis.
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Japanophobia- Fear of Japanese.
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Judeophobia- Fear of Jews.
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Kainolophobia- Fear of novelty.
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Kainophobia- Fear of anything new, novelty.
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Kakorrhaphiophobia- Fear of failure or defeat.
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Katagelophobia- Fear of ridicule.
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Kathisophobia- Fear of sitting down.
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Kenophobia- Fear of voids or empty spaces.
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Keraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.
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Kinetophobia or Kinesophobia- Fear of movement or motion.
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Kleptophobia- Fear of stealing.
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Koinoniphobia- Fear of rooms.
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Kolpophobia- Fear of genitals, particularly female.
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Kopophobia- Fear of fatigue.
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Koniophobia- Fear of dust. (Amathophobia)
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Kosmikophobia- Fear of cosmic phenomenon.
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Kymophobia- Fear of waves.
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Kynophobia- Fear of rabies.
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Kyphophobia- Fear of stooping.
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Lachanophobia- Fear of vegetables.
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Laliophobia or Lalophobia- Fear of speaking.
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Leprophobia or Lepraphobia- Fear of leprosy.
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Leukophobia- Fear of the color white.
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Levophobia- Fear of things to the left side of the body.
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Ligyrophobia- Fear of loud noises.
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Lilapsophobia- Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.
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Limnophobia- Fear of lakes.
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Linonophobia- Fear of string.
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Liticaphobia- Fear of lawsuits.
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Lockiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
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Logizomechanophobia- Fear of computers.
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Logophobia- Fear of words.
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Luiphobia- Fear of lues, syphillis.
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Lutraphobia- Fear of otters.
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Lygophobia- Fear of darkness.
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Lyssophobia- Fear of rabies or of becoming mad.
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Macrophobia- Fear of long waits.
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Mageirocophobia- Fear of cooking.
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Maieusiophobia- Fear of childbirth.
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Malaxophobia- Fear of love play. (Sarmassophobia)
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Maniaphobia- Fear of insanity.
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Mastigophobia- Fear of punishment.
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Mechanophobia- Fear of machines.
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Medomalacuphobia- Fear of losing an erection.
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Medorthophobia- Fear of an erect penis.
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Megalophobia- Fear of large things.
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Melissophobia- Fear of bees.
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Melanophobia- Fear of the color black.
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Melophobia- Fear or hatred of music.
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Meningitophobia- Fear of brain disease.
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Menophobia- Fear of menstruation.
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Merinthophobia- Fear of being bound or tied up.
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Metallophobia- Fear of metal.
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Metathesiophobia- Fear of changes.
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Meteorophobia- Fear of meteors.
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Methyphobia- Fear of alcohol.
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Metrophobia- Fear or hatred of poetry.
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Microbiophobia- Fear of microbes. (Bacillophobia)
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Microphobia- Fear of small things.
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Misophobia- Fear of being contaminated with dirt of germs.
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Mnemophobia- Fear of memories.
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Molysmophobia or Molysomophobia- Fear of dirt or contamination.
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Monophobia- Fear of solitude or being alone.
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Monopathophobia- Fear of definite disease.
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Motorphobia- Fear of automobiles.
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Mottephobia- Fear of moths.
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Musophobia or Murophobia- Fear of mice.
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Mycophobia- Fear or aversion to mushrooms.
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Mycrophobia- Fear of small things.
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Myctophobia- Fear of darkness.
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Myrmecophobia- Fear of ants.
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Mysophobia- Fear of germs or contamination or dirt.
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Mythophobia- Fear of myths or stories or false statements.
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Myxophobia- Fear of slime. (Blennophobia)
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Nebulaphobia- Fear of fog. (Homichlophobia)
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Necrophobia- Fear of death or dead things.
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Nelophobia- Fear of glass.
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Neopharmaphobia- Fear of new drugs.
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Neophobia- Fear of anything new.
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Nephophobia- Fear of clouds.
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Noctiphobia- Fear of the night.
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Nomatophobia- Fear of names.
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Nosocomephobia- Fear of hospitals.
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Nosophobia or Nosemaphobia- Fear of becoming ill.
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Nostophobia- Fear of returning home.
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Novercaphobia- Fear of your step-mother.
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Nucleomituphobia- Fear of nuclear weapons.
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Nudophobia- Fear of nudity.
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Numerophobia- Fear of numbers.
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Nyctohylophobia- Fear of dark wooded areas, of forests at night
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Nyctophobia- Fear of the dark or of night.
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* O-
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Obesophobia- Fear of gaining weight.(Pocrescophobia)
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Ochlophobia- Fear of crowds or mobs.
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Ochophobia- Fear of vehicles.
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Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8.
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Odontophobia- Fear of teeth or dental surgery.
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Odynophobia or Odynephobia- Fear of pain. (Algophobia)
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Oenophobia- Fear of wines.
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Oikophobia- Fear of home surroundings, house.
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Olfactophobia- Fear of smells.
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Ombrophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
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Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia- Fear of eyes.
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Oneirophobia- Fear of dreams.
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Oneirogmophobia- Fear of wet dreams.
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Onomatophobia- Fear of hearing a certain word or of names.
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Ophidiophobia- Fear of snakes. (Snakephobia)
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Ophthalmophobia- Fear of being stared at.
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Opiophobia- Fear medical doctors experience of prescribing needed pain medications for patients.
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Optophobia- Fear of opening one's eyes.
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Ornithophobia- Fear of birds.
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Orthophobia- Fear of property.
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Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia- Fear of smells or odors.
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Ostraconophobia- Fear of shellfish.
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Ouranophobia- Fear of heaven.
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Pagophobia- Fear of ice or frost.
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Panthophobia- Fear of suffering and disease.
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Panophobia or Pantophobia- Fear of everything.
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Papaphobia- Fear of the Pope.
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Papyrophobia- Fear of paper.
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Paralipophobia- Fear of neglecting duty or responsibility.
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Paraphobia- Fear of sexual perversion.
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Parasitophobia- Fear of parasites.
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Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th.
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Parthenophobia- Fear of virgins or young girls.
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Pathophobia- Fear of disease.
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Patroiophobia- Fear of heredity.
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Parturiphobia- Fear of childbirth.
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Peccatophobia- Fear of sinning. (imaginary crime)
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Pediculophobia- Fear of lice.
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Pediophobia- Fear of dolls.
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Pedophobia- Fear of children.
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Peladophobia- Fear of bald people.
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Pellagrophobia- Fear of pellagra.
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Peniaphobia- Fear of poverty.
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Pentheraphobia- Fear of mother-in-law. (Novercaphobia)
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Phagophobia- Fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten.
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Phalacrophobia- Fear of becoming bald.
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Phallophobia- Fear of a penis, esp erect.
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Pharmacophobia- Fear of taking medicine.
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Phasmophobia- Fear of ghosts.
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Phengophobia- Fear of daylight or sunshine.
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Philemaphobia or Philematophobia- Fear of kissing.
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Philophobia- Fear of falling in love or being in love.
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Philosophobia- Fear of philosophy.
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Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.
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Photoaugliaphobia- Fear of glaring lights.
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Photophobia- Fear of light.
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Phonophobia- Fear of noises or voices or one's own voice; of telephones.
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Phronemophobia- Fear of thinking.
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Phthiriophobia- Fear of lice. (Pediculophobia)
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Phthisiophobia- Fear of tuberculosis.
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Placophobia- Fear of tombstones.
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Plutophobia- Fear of wealth.
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Pluviophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on.
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Pneumatiphobia- Fear of spirits.
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Pnigophobia or Pnigerophobia- Fear of choking of being smothered.
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Pocrescophobia- Fear of gaining weight. (Obesophobia)
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Pogonophobia- Fear of beards.
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Poliosophobia- Fear of contracting poliomyelitis.
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Politicophobia- Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians.
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Polyphobia- Fear of many things.
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Poinephobia- Fear of punishment.
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Ponophobia- Fear of overworking or of pain.
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Porphyrophobia- Fear of the color purple.
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Potamophobia- Fear of rivers or running water.
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Potophobia- Fear of alcohol.
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Pharmacophobia- Fear of drugs.
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Proctophobia- Fear of rectum.
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Prosophobia- Fear of progress.
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Psellismophobia- Fear of stuttering.
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Psychophobia- Fear of mind.
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Psychrophobia- Fear of cold.
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Pteromerhanophobia- Fear of flying.
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Pteronophobia- Fear of being tickled by feathers.
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Pupaphobia - fear of puppets Pyrexiophobia- Fear of Fever.
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Pyrophobia- Fear of fire.
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Radiophobia- Fear of radiation, x-rays.
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Ranidaphobia- Fear of frogs.
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Rectophobia- Fear of rectum or rectal diseases.
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Rhabdophobia- Fear of being severely punished or beaten by a rod, or of being severely criticized. Also fear of magic.(wand)
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Rhypophobia- Fear of defecation.
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Rhytiphobia- Fear of getting wrinkles.
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Rupophobia- Fear of dirt.
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Russophobia- Fear of Russians.
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Samhainophobia: Fear of Halloween.
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Sarmassophobia- Fear of love play. (Malaxophobia)
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Satanophobia- Fear of Satan.
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Scabiophobia- Fear of scabies.
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Scatophobia- Fear of fecal matter.
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Scelerophibia- Fear of bad men, burglars.
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Sciophobia Sciaphobia- Fear of shadows.
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Scoleciphobia- Fear of worms.
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Scolionophobia- Fear of school.
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Scopophobia or Scoptophobia- Fear of being seen or stared at.
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Scotomaphobia- Fear of blindness in visual field.
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Scotophobia- Fear of darkness. (Achluophobia)
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Scriptophobia- Fear of writing in public.
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Selaphobia- Fear of light flashes.
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Selenophobia- Fear of the moon.
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Seplophobia- Fear of decaying matter.
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Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.
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Sexophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Heterophobia)
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Siderodromophobia- Fear of trains, railroads or train travel.
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Siderophobia- Fear of stars.
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Sinistrophobia- Fear of things to the left, left-handed.
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Sinophobia- Fear of Chinese, Chinese culture.
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Sitophobia or Sitiophobia- Fear of food or eating. (Cibophobia)
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Snakephobia- Fear of snakes. (Ophidiophobia)
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Soceraphobia- Fear of parents-in-law.
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Social Phobia- Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations.
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Sociophobia- Fear of society or people in general.
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Somniphobia- Fear of sleep.
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Sophophobia- Fear of learning.
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Soteriophobia - Fear of dependence on others.
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Spacephobia- Fear of outer space.
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Spectrophobia- Fear of specters or ghosts.
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Spermatophobia or Spermophobia- Fear of germs.
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Spheksophobia- Fear of wasps.
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Stasibasiphobia or Stasiphobia- Fear of standing or walking. (Ambulophobia)
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Staurophobia- Fear of crosses or the crucifix.
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Stenophobia- Fear of narrow things or places.
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Stygiophobia or Stigiophobia- Fear of hell.
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Suriphobia- Fear of mice.
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Symbolophobia- Fear of symbolism.
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Symmetrophobia- Fear of symmetry.
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Syngenesophobia- Fear of relatives.
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Syphilophobia- Fear of syphilis.
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Tachophobia- Fear of speed.
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Taeniophobia or Teniophobia- Fear of tapeworms.
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Taphephobia Taphophobia- Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries.
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Tapinophobia- Fear of being contagious.
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Taurophobia- Fear of bulls.
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Technophobia- Fear of technology.
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Teleophobia- 1) Fear of definite plans. 2) Religious ceremony.
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Telephonophobia- Fear of telephones.
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Teratophobia- Fear of bearing a deformed child or fear of monsters or
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Testophobia- Fear of taking tests.
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Tetanophobia- Fear of lockjaw, tetanus.
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Teutophobia- Fear of German or German things.
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Textophobia- Fear of certain fabrics.
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Thaasophobia- Fear of sitting.
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Thalassophobia- Fear of the sea.
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Thanatophobia or Thantophobia- Fear of death or dying.
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Theatrophobia- Fear of theatres.
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Theologicophobia- Fear of theology.
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Theophobia- Fear of gods or religion.
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Thermophobia- Fear of heat.
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Tocophobia- Fear of pregnancy or childbirth.
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Tomophobia- Fear of surgical operations.
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Tonitrophobia- Fear of thunder.
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Topophobia- Fear of certain places or situations, such as stage fright.
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Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia- Fear of poison or of being accidently poisoned.
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Traumatophobia- Fear of injury.
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Tremophobia- Fear of trembling.
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Trichinophobia- Fear of trichinosis.
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Trichopathophobia or Trichophobia or Hypertrichophobia- Fear of hair. (Chaetophobia)
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Triskaidekaphobia- Fear of the number 13.
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Tropophobia- Fear of moving or making changes.
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Trypanophobia- Fear of injections.
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Tuberculophobia- Fear of tuberculosis.
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Tyrannophobia- Fear of tyrants.
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Uranophobia- Fear of heaven.
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Urophobia- Fear of urine or urinating.
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* V-
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Vaccinophobia- Fear of vaccination.
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Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.
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Verbophobia- Fear of words.
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Verminophobia- Fear of germs.
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Vestiphobia- Fear of clothing.
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Virginitiphobia- Fear of rape.
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Vitricophobia- Fear of step-father.
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Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons.
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Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft.
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Xanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
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Xenophobia- Fear of strangers or foreigners.
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Xerophobia- Fear of dryness.
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Xylophobia- 1) Fear of wooden objects. 2) Forests.
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Zelophobia- Fear of jealousy.
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Zeusophobia- Fear of God or gods.
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Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat.
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Zoophobia- Fear of animals.
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