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CAT Preparation: Verbal Phobia List

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Phobia List

Ablutophobia
: Fear of bathing
Acarophobia : Fear of Itching
Acerophobia : Fear of sourness
Achluophobia : Fear of darkness
Acousticophobia : Fear of noise
Acrophobia : Fear of heights
Aerophobia : Fear of drafts, air
Agliophobia : Fear of pain
Agoraphobia : Fear of open spaces
Agrizoophobia : Fear of wild animals
Agyrophobia : Fear of crossing the street
Aichmophobia : Fear of needles and other pointed objects
Ailurophobia : Fear of cats
Albuminurophobia : Fear of kidney disease
Alektorophobia : Fear of chickens
Alliumphobia : Fear of garlic
Allodoxaphobia : Fear of opinions
Amathophobia : Fear of dust
Amaxophobia : Fear of riding in a car
Ambulophobia : Fear of walking
Amychophobia : Fear of being scratched
Anablephobia : Fear of looking up
Androphobia : Fear of men
Anemophobia : Fear of wind
Anglophobia : Fear of Britain
Anthophobia : Fear of flowers
Antlophobia : Fear of floods
Anuptaphobia : Fear of staying single
Apeirophobia : Fear of infinity
Apiphobia : Fear of bees
Aulophobia : Fear of flutes
Aurophobia : Fear of gold
Auroraphobia : Fear of northern lights
Automatonophobia : Fear of ventriloquist dummies, wax statues
Automysophobia : Fear of being dirty
Aviophobia : Fear of flying

Bacillophobia : Fear of microbes
Ballistophobia : Fear of missiles or bullets
Barophobia : Fear of gravity
Basophobia : Fear of inability to stand
Bathophobia : Fear of depth
Batrachophobia : Fear of amphibians
Bibliophobia : Fear of books
Bogyphobia : Fear of bogeymen
Bolshephobia : Fear of Bolsheviks
Bromidrosiphobia : Fear of body smells
Bufonophobia : Fear of Toads

Cacophobia : Fear of ugliness
Cainophobia : Fear of newness, novelty
Caligynephobia : Fear of beautiful women
Carcinophobia : Fear of cancer
Cardiophobia : Fear of the heart
Carnophobia : Fear of meat
Catagelophobia : Fear of being ridiculed
Catapedaphobia : Fear of jumping
Ceraunophobia : Fear of thunder
Chaetophobia : Fear of hair
Chemophobia : Fear of chemicals
Cherophobia : Fear of gaiety
Chionophobia : Fear of snow
Chiraptophobia : Fear of being touched
Cholerophobia : Fear of anger
Chorophobia : Fear of dancing
Chrometophobia : Fear of money
Chromophobia : Fear of colors
Chronomentrophobia : Fear of clocks
Cibophobia : Fear of food
Claustrophobia : Fear of confined spaces
Cleisiophobia : Fear of being locked in
Climacophobia : Fear of stairs
Clinophobia : Fear of going to bed
Coimetrophobia : Fear of cemeteries
Contreltophobia : Fear of sexual abuse
Coprastasophobia : Fear of constipation
Coprophobia : Fear of feces
Coulrophobia : Fear of clowns
Cremnophobia : Fear of precipices
Cryophobia : Fear of extreme cold
Crystallophobia : Fear of crystals, glass
Cyclophobia : Fear of bicycles

Decidophobia : Fear of making decisions
Defecaloesiophobia : Fear of painful bowel movements
Deipnophobia : Fear of dining
Dementophobia : Fear of insanity
Demonophobia : Fear of demons
Dendrophobia : Fear of trees
Dentophobia : Fear of dentists
Dermatophobia : Fear of skin lesions
Didaskaleinophobia : Fear of school
Dikephobia : Fear of justice
Dinophobia : Fear of dizziness
Diplophobia : Fear of double vision
Dipsophobia : Fear of drinking
Dishabiliophobia : Fear of undressing in front of someone
Domatophobia : Fear of houses
Doraphobia : Fear of animal fur or skins
Dromophobia : Fear of crossing streets
Dysmorphophobia : Fear of deformity
Dystychiphobia : Fear of accidents

Ecclesiophobia : Fear of church
Eisoptrophobia : Fear of mirrors, or seeing oneself in a mirror
Electrophobia : Fear of electricity
Eleutherophobia : Fear of freedom
Emetophobia : Fear of vomiting
Enetophobia : Fear of pins
Enochlophobia : Fear of crowds
Enosiophobia : Fear of committing an unpardonable sin
Entomophobia : Fear of insects
Eosophobia : Fear of dawn or daylight
Epistaxiophobia : Fear of nosebleeds
Epistemophobia : Fear of knowledge
Equinophobia : Fear of horses
Eremophobia : Fear of being oneself
Ereuthrophobia : Fear of blushing
Ergophobia : Fear of work
Erotophobia : Fear of sexual love
Euphobia : Fear of hearing good news
Eurotophobia : Fear of female genitalia

Febriphobia : Fear of fever
Francophobia : Fear of France
Frigophobia : Fear of cold

Gamophobia : Fear of marriage
Geliophobia : Fear of laughter
Geniophobia : Fear of chins
Genuphobia : Fear of knees
Gerascophobia : Fear of growing old
Glossophobia : Fear of speaking in public
Gymnophobia : Fear of nudity

Hadephobia : Fear of hell
Hagiophobia : Fear of aints or holy things
Harpaxophobia : Fear of being robbed
Hedonophobia : Fear of feeling pleasure
Heliophobia : Fear of the sun
Hemophobia : Fear of blood
Herpetophobia : Fear of reptiles
Heterophobia : Fear of opposite sex
Hodophobia : Fear of road travel
Homichlophobia : Fear of fog
Homilophobia : Fear of sermons
Homophobia : Fear of homosexuality
Hoplophobia : Fear of firearms
Hydrophobia : Fear of water
Hypegiaphobia : Fear of responsibility

Iatrophobia : Fear of doctors
Ichthyophobia : Fear of fish
Illyngophobia : Fear of vertigo
Insectophobia : Fear of insects
Iophobia : Fear of poison
Isolophobia : Fear of solitude
Ithyphallophobia : Fear of erection

Japanophobia : Fear of Japanese
Judeophobia : Fear of Jews

Kainolophobia : Fear of novelty
Katagelophobia : Fear of ridicule
Kathisophobia : Fear of sitting down
Kenophobia : Fear of empty spaces
Kinetophobia : Fear of motion
Kleptophobia : Fear of stealing
Koniophobia : Fear of dust
Kopophobia : Fear of fatigue
Kyphophobia : Fear of stooping

Lachanophobia : Fear of vegetables
Leprophobia : Fear of leprosy
Leukophobia : Fear of the color white
Ligyrophobia : Fear of loud noises
Limnophobia : Fear of lakes
Linonophobia : Fear of string
Liticaphobia : Fear of lawsuits
Lockiophobia : Fear of childbirth
Logophobia : Fear of words
Luiphobia : Fear of syphilis
Lutraphobia : Fear of otters
Lygophobia : Fear of darkness


Mageirocophobia : Fear of cooking
Malaxophobia : Fear of love play
Mastigophobia : Fear of punishment
Mechanophobia : Fear of machines
Melophobia : Fear of music
Menophobia : Fear of menstruation
Merinthophobia : Fear of being tied up
Metathesiophobia : Fear of changes
Methyphobia : Fear of alcohol
Microphobia : Fear of small things
Misophobia : Fear of dirt or germs
Mnemophobia : Fear of memories
Motorphobia : Fear of automobiles
Musophobia : Fear of mice
Mycophobia : Fear of mushrooms
Myxophobia : Fear of slime

Necrophobia : Fear of death
Neopharmaphobia : Fear of new drugs
Neophobia : Fear of anything new
Nephophobia : Fear of clouds
Noctiphobia : Fear of night
Nomatophobia : Fear of names
Nosocomephobia : Fear of hospitals
Novercaphobia : Fear of stepmothers
Numerophobia : Fear of numbers

Ochophobia : Fear of vehicles
Odontophobia : Fear of dental surgery
Odynophobia : Fear of pain
Oenophobia : Fear of wines
Oikophobia : Fear of home
Olfactophobia : Fear of smell
Ombrophobia : Fear of rain
Ommetaphobia : Fear of eyes
Ophidiophobia : Fear of snakes
Ophthalmophobia : Fear of being stared at
Ornithophobia : Fear of birds
Osphresiophobia : Fear of smells
Ostraconophobia : Fear of shellfish
Ouranophobia : Fear of heaven

Pagophobia : Fear of ice or frost
Panthophobia : Fear of disease
Papaphobia : Fear of the Pope
Papyrophobia : Fear of paper
Parasitophobia : Fear of parasites
Peccatophobia : Fear of sinning
Pediophobia : Fear of dolls
Pedophobia : Fear of children
Phalacrophobia : Fear of becoming bald
Pharmacophobia : Fear of medicines
Phasmophobia : Fear of ghosts
Philemaphobia : Fear of kissing
Philophobia : Fear of falling in love
Phobophobia : Fear of phobias
Phonophobia : Fear of noises
Phthisiophobia : Fear of tuberculosis
Placophobia : Fear of tombstones
Plutophobia : Fear of wealth
Pogonophobia : Fear of beards
Poinephobia : Fear of punishment
Proctophobia : Fear of rectums
Pteromerhanophobia : Fear of flying
Pupaphobia : Fear of puppets
Pyrophobia : Fear of fire

Radiophobia : Fear of radiation, X rays
Ranidaphobia : Fear of frogs
Rhabdophobia : Fear of punishment
Rhypophobia : Fear of defecation
Rhytiphobia : Fear of getting wrinkles
Rupophobia : Fear of dirt
Russophobia : Fear of Russians

Samhainophobia : Fear of Halloween
Sarmassophobia : Fear of love play
Satanophobia : Fear of atan
Scabiophobia : Fear of scabies
Scelerophobia : Fear of bad men, burglars
Sciophobia : Fear of shadows
Scoleciphobia : Fear of worms
Scotomaphobia : Fear of blindness
Scriptophobia : Fear of writing in public
Selenophobia : Fear of the moon
Seplophobia : Fear of decaying matter
Siderodromophobia : Fear of trains
Siderophobia : Fear of stars
Sinistrophobia : Fear of left-handedness
Sphexsophobia : Fear of wasps
Staurophobia : Fear of the crucifix
Stenophobia : Fear of narrow places
Symbolophobia : Fear of symbolism
Symmetrophobia : Fear of symmetry
Syngenesophobia : Fear of relatives

Tachophobia : Fear of speed
Taphephobia : Fear of being buried alive
Tapinophobia : Fear of being contagious
Taurophobia : Fear of bulls
Technophobia : Fear of technology
Teleophobia : Fear of definite plans
Testophobia : Fear of taking tests
Thalassophobia : Fear of the sea
Thanatophobia : Fear of death or dying
Theatrophobia : Fear of theaters
Thermophobia : Fear of heat
Tocophobia : Fear of childbirth
Tonitrophobia : Fear of thunder
Toxiphobia : Fear of poison
Traumatophobia : Fear of injury
Tremophobia : Fear of trembling
Triskaidekaphobia : Fear of the number 13
Trypanophobia : Fear of injections


Uranophobia : Fear of heaven
Urophobia : Fear of urine


Vaccinophobia : Fear of vaccinations
Venustraphobia : Fear of beautiful women
Verbophobia : Fear of words
Verminophobia : Fear of germs
Vestiphobia : Fear of clothing
Virginitiphobia : Fear of rape
Vitricophobia : Fear of stepfathers

Walloonophobia : Fear of the Walloons
Wiccaphobia : Fear of witches


Xanthophobia : Fear of the color yellow
Xenophobia : Fear of strangers
Xerophobia : Fear of dryness
Xylophobia : Fear of forests


Zelophobia : Fear of jealousy
Zemmiphobia : Fear of the great mole rat
Zeusophobia : Fear of God or gods
Zoophobia : Fear of animals





  1. oLahav saidWed, 18 Feb 2009 17:37:01 -0000 ( Link )

    That’s a really cool list. I totally have quite a few of these… thanks for posting!

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  2. hcraig saidWed, 18 Feb 2009 23:06:19 -0000 ( Link )

    Wow – super comprehensive!

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  3. rkmittal saidThu, 19 Feb 2009 03:44:31 -0000 ( Link )

    Great compilation of phobias! but the list can never be said to be complete as i think there could be as many phobias as there are things or ideas in the world – real as well as imaginary!

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  4. krash saidWed, 25 Feb 2009 10:55:31 -0000 ( Link )

    superb list !

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  5. swadhina saidWed, 25 Feb 2009 14:54:48 -0000 ( Link )

    How could you get that list, Arvind ! What a lesson ! You know something, now I am feared of the Phobias ! What do you call the phobia to have the fear of “Phobia” ! ! !

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  6. SVRAJAN saidFri, 27 Feb 2009 08:50:53 -0000 ( Link )

    after seeing this list I fear I may be attacked by fearduetoseeinglistofphobia…. so no commends…

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  7. pallavan saidFri, 06 Mar 2009 13:11:24 -0000 ( Link )

    fantastic

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  8. shiva_prasad saidThu, 02 Apr 2009 08:31:55 -0000 ( Link )

    seeing this list i think i got the phobia of seeing phobis’s list PHOBOPHOBIA [:P]

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