Tuesday 30 September 2008

Phobias 1

Agoraphobia : Open places
Acrophobia : High places
Nyctophobia : Dark
Ochlophobia : Crowds
Xenophobia : Strangers
Zoophobia : Animals
Claustrophobia : Enclosed places
Photophobia : Intolerance of (strong) light.
Hydrophobia : Water
Social phobia : Public humiliation
Misogyny : Hatred of women
Misogamy : Hatred of marriage
Misanthropy : Hatred of mankind / men
Aerophobia :
Pyrophobia : Fear of fire
Frigophobia : Fear of cold
Pogonophobia : Fear of beards ??????
Autophobia :
Phobophobia :
Algophobia : Fear of pain
Monophobia : Fear of solitude
Aquaphobia :
Astrophobia :
Nyctophobia : Fear of night / darkness.
Triskaidekaphobia : Fear of the number 13
Homophobia : Fear of homosexuals
Ailurophobia : Fear / hatred of CATS
Canophobia :
Thanatophobia : Fear of death ???
Technophobia :
Cyberphobia :
Lyssophobia : Fear of becoming insane.
Toxiphobia : Fear of being poisoned.
Sitophobia : Of food
Trophobia : Of lightning
Brontophobia : Of thunder
Astraphobia : Of lightning and thunder
Metus (phobia?) Of law
Cainotophobia : Of newness
Arachnophobia : Of spiders
Mysophobia : Of dirt or contamination
Acarophobia : Of mites, insects, worms, etc.
Belonephobia : Of sharply pointed objects, esp. Needles / Injections
Batophobia : Of close proximity to objects of great height
Cymophobia : Of sea waves

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