As fobias, de A a Z

The word ‘phobia’ means an extreme or irrational fear of something. We all have some fears and phobias. Some of us are aware of our phobias; while some of us take time to realize what is hiding in the closet.

In this series of articles, we will discuss about different kinds of phobias found in people. The lists are arranged in the alphabetical order of words. Each list explores around 20-40 types of phobias. Go through the given lists of fears and check if any of them matches your symptoms.

Phobias A-B Phobias C-F Phobias G-L Phobias M-P Phobias R-Z

List of Phobias – 1

Phobias starting with letters A, B

Phobia Definition

Acarophobia fear of itching or of insects causing itching

Acrophobia fear of heights

Aerophobia fear of flying or draughts

Agoraphobia fear of open spaces

Agyiophobia fear of crossing busy streets

Aichmophobia fear of sharp or pointed objects

Ailurophobia fear of cats

Algophobia fear of pain

Amathophobia fear of dust

Amaxophobia fear of riding in a car

Ambulophobia fear of walking

Anglophobia fear of England or the English

Anthrophobia fear of humans

Anuptaphobia fear of staying single

Aquaphobia fear of water

Arachibutyrophobia fear of peanut butter sticking to roof of mouth

Arachnophobia fear of spiders

Astraphobia fear of being struck by lightning

Astrapophobia fear of thunder and lightning

Automysophobia fear of being dirty

Autophobia fear of solitude

Ballistophobia fear of missiles

Bathophobia fear of falling from a high place

Batophobia fear of heights or being close to tall buildings

Batrachophobia fear of frogs and toads

Belonephobia fear of pins and needles

Bibliophobia fear of books

Blennophobia fear of slime

Brontophobia fear of thunder and lightning

Phobias starting with letters from C-F

Cancerophobia fear of cancer

Cathisophobia fear of sitting

Cenophobia fear of empty spaces

Chrematophobia fear of money

Cibophobia fear of or distaste for food

Claustrophobia fear of closed spaces

Climacophobia fear of falling down stairs

Clinophobia fear of staying in bed

Cremnophobia fear of cliffs and precipices

Cyberphobia fear of computers

Cynophobia fear of dogs

Dromophobia fear of crossing streets

Dysmorphophobia fear of physical deformities

Ecophobia fear of home

Eleutherophobia fear of freedom

Eosophobia fear of dawn

Ergasiophobia fear of work

Ergophobia fear of work

Erotophobia fear of sex

Erythrophobia fear of red lights or of blushing

Euphobia fear of good news

Francophobia fear of France or the French

Gallophobia fear of France or the French

Gamophobia fear of marriage

Geniophobia fear of chins

Genophobia fear of sex

Gerascophobia fear of growing old

Graphophobia fear of writing

Gymnophobia fear of nudity

Heliophobia fear of sunlight

Herpetophobia fear of snakes

Hierophobia fear of sacred things

Homichlophobia fear of fog

Homophobia fear of homosexuals

Hydrophobia fear of water

Hypsophobia fear of high places

Iatrophobia fear of going to the doctor

Iconophobia fear or hatred of images

Kainotophobia fear of change

Kakorrhaphiophobia fear of failure

Kenophobia fear of empty spaces

Ligyrophobia fear of loud noises

Linonophobia fear of string

Lygophobia fear of darkness

Lyssophobia fear of hydrophobia

Macrophobia fear of prolonged waiting

Metrophobia fear of poetry

Monophobia fear of being alone

Muriphobia fear of mice

Myophobia fear of mice

Mysophobia fear of contamination or dirt

Nebulaphobia fear of fog

Necrophobia fear of corpses

Negrophobia fear of blacks

Neophobia fear of novelty

Nosophobia fear of disease

Novercaphobia fear of one's stepmother

Nyctophobia fear of the night or darkness

Ochlophobia fear of crowds

Oenophobia fear or hatred of wine

Ombrophobia fear of rain

Onomatophobia fear of hearing a certain word

Ophidiophobia fear of snakes

Ophthalmophobia fear of being stared at

Optophobia fear of opening one's eyes

Ornithophobia fear of birds

Paedophobia fear of children; fear of dolls

Panophobia melancholia marked by groundless fears

Pantophobia fear of everything

Parthophobia fear of virgins

Pathophobia fear of disease

Pediculophobia fear of lice

Pentheraphobia fear or hatred of one's mother-in-law

Phagophobia fear of eating

Phengophobia fear of daylight

Phonophobia fear of noise or of speaking aloud

Photophobia fear of light

Pogonophobia fear of beards

Psychrophobia fear of the cold

Pteronophobia fear of being tickled by feathers

Pyrophobia fear of fire

Russophobia

fear of Russia or Russians

Satanophobia

fear of the devil

Sciaphobia

fear of shadows

Scopophobia

fear of being looked at

Scoptophobia

fear of being looked at

Scotophobia

fear of the dark

Sitiophobia

fear of food

Sitophobia

fear of food or eating

Spectrophobia

fear of looking in a mirror

Symmetrophobia

fear of symmetry

Syphilophobia

fear of syphilis

Taphephobia

fear of being buried alive

Technophobia

fear of technology

Thalassophobia

fear of the sea

Thanatophobia

fear of death

Theophobia

fear of God

Tocophobia

fear of pregnancy or childbirth

Tonitrophobia

fear of thunder

Topophobia

fear of performing; fear of certain places

Toxicophobia

fear of poisoning

Toxiphobia

fear of poison or being poisoned

Triskaidekaphobia

fear of the number thirteen

Uranophobia

fear of heaven

Xenophobia

fear of foreigners

Zelophobia

fear of jealousy

Zoophobia

fear of animals