Phobia |
Definition |
Acrophobia |
Fear of heights |
Amathophobia |
Fear of dust |
Astraphobia |
Fear of thunder and lightning |
Aviophobia |
Fear of flying |
Belonephobia |
Fear of needles, pins, or other sharp objects |
Brontophobia |
Fear of thunder |
Claustrophobia |
Fear of confined spaces |
Eurotophobia |
Fear of female genitals |
Gephyrophobia |
Fear of crossing bridges |
Hydrophobia |
Fear of water |
Odontiatophobia |
Fear of dentists |
Phartophobia |
Fear of passing gas in a public place |
Phasmophobia |
Fear of ghosts |
Phobophobia |
Fear of having fears or developing a phobia |
Spargarophobia |
Fear of asparagus |
Triskaidekaphobia |
Fear of all things associated with the number thirteen |
Trypanophobia |
Fear of injections |
Zoophobia |
Fear of animals (usually spiders, snakes, or mice) |
* There are over 500 named phobias, listed at the Phobia List web site. Most are extremely rare. |