60 Weirdest Phobias People You Know May Have ~ Curious? Read The irrational fear of becoming bald or fear of being around bald people. Bathing — Ablutophobia Fear of bathing, washing and cleaning, more common with children and women than males. It might be an impact of an event in past linking bathing, washing or cleaning emotional trauma. Beds or going to bed — Clinophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of going to bed. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize that going to bed normally should not threaten their well-being. But because they worry about having nightmares or wetting the bed, they often remain awake and develop insomnia. Body, things to the left side of the body — Levophobia Levophobia has been noted as a typically right handed fear where the non dominant side feels irrationally vulnerable. Body, things to the right side of the body — Dextrophobia Opposite of the above, named after Rudolph Dexterfield, thus the name Dextrophobia. Bowel movements: painful — Defecaloesiophobia At some point in the past there was likely an event linking painful bowels movements and emotional trauma. Some sufferers experience it almost all the time, others just in response to direct stimuli.

Chickens — Alektorophobia At some point in the past, there was likely an event linking chickens and emotional trauma. Chins — Geniophobia An unusual and abnormal fear of chins. Chopsticks — Consecotaleophobia The abnormal fear of chopsticks. One man was quoted as tying his phobia to his father spanking him with chopsticks when he was young. Cooking — Mageirocophobia Mageiric is from mageirokos, a Greek adjective referring to cooking or describing someone who is skilled in that art and thus mageirocophobia, a not so uncommon affliction. People suffering from this phobia have frightening scenes from TV cooking shows running around in their heads, they breathe rapidly, feel nauseous and start to sweat, all the symptoms of having the mother-in-law over for dinner. Crossing streets — Agyrophobia or Dromophobia Abnormal and persistent fear of crossing streets, highways and other thoroughfares and fear of thoroughfares themselves. Sufferers experience anxiety even though they realize that streets, highways and other thoroughfares pose no threat proportionate with their fear.

Decisions: making decisions — Decidophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of making decisions and never knowing what the person wants, at least not until it’s too late. Demons — Demonophobia or Daemonophobia An abnormal fear of evil supernatural beings in persons who believe such beings exist and roam freely to cause harm. Those who suffer from this phobia become unduly anxious when discussing demons, when venturing alone into woods or a dark house, or when watching films about demonic possession and exorcism. Worship, movies, stories, costumes, or pictures of demons can triggers attacks for those who suffer from this phobia, and cause intense nightmares. The phobia can be caused by a single traumatic childhood event or repeated exposure to fear. Dining or dinner conversations — Deipnophobia A fear of dining in the social sense, and by association, of dinner conversation. Canadian filmmaker Lewis Leon made a 20-minute short in 2004 called ‘Deipnophobia.’ Disease, rectal - Rectophobia The fear of rectums, the anus. Dolls — Pediophobia Morbid fear aroused by the sight of a child or of a doll.

Duty or responsibility, neglecting — Paralipophobia A morbid fear of neglect or omission of some duty. Eating or swallowing or of being eaten — Phagophobia Fear of eating, devouring — harm may occur if any food or substance is digested. Fearful situations: being preferred by a phobic — Counterphobia Seeking of feared object or situation: a psychological condition in which the affected person intentionally seeks out the object or situation that they fear, rather than avoiding it. Fecal matter, feces — Coprophobia or Scatophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of feces (bowel waste). Sufferers go out of their way to avoid coming into contact with feces or sometimes even seeing feces. Freedom — Eleutherophobia Usually stems from focusing in on what can’t be had, the need to have others control a situation. Friday the 13th — Paraskavedekatriaphobia A word derived from the Greek words for Friday and thirteen, and phobia — a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a fear of the number thirteen. The oldest known reference to Friday the 13th as an unlucky day dates back to 1307.

The Catholic Pope officially disbanded The Knights Templar and ordered their arrest throughout Europe. The Knights were a dedicated order of Catholic Monks who had battled for Christianity and were known for their willingness to give their lives for their cause. They were arrested on false charges in a scheme devised by the King of France to gain access to their vast wealth. Over the next 5 years, the Knights were tortured and their Grand Master was burned at the stake in 1311. While these origins of the Friday the 13th legend may be speculative, it’s widely believed to be the first reference to the day as an unlucky day. Both the number thirteen and Friday have been considered unlucky Garlic — Alliumphobia Apparently you don’t have to be a vampire to have an abnormal fear of garlic. Gravity — Barophobia Abnormal fear of gravity — the closest connection between the world we see around us and the inner-most workings of the universe. Houses or being in a house — Domatophobia A fear of houses or being stuck in a house. Ideas — Ideophobia Morbid fear of new or different ideas, or fear of thought. Infinity — Apeirophobia The abnormal haunting by thoughts of infinity.

Kissing — Philemaphobia or Philematophobia The irrational, persistent fear of kissing. Light — Photophobia Painful oversensitivity to light. Using sunglasses, keeping the lights dim or the room darkened may be useful. Whereas most phobias are abnormal, excessive, and irrational, photophobia is usually an appropriate rational response. Looking up — Anablephobia or Anablepophobia The fear of looking up. Love, falling or being in - Philophobia A persistent, abnormal, and irrational fear of love and intimacy, of deep relationship with smbd. Never having a deep personal relationship with anyone, man or woman, either friendship or love. Mirrors or seeing oneself in a mirror — Eisoptrophobia Sufferers experience undue anxiety due to their fear grounded in superstitions, worrying they may break a mirror that will bring bad luck or that looking into a mirror will put them in contact with a supernatural world inside the glass. Mirrors and other reflective surfaces have long been associated with the strange or the bizarre. In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own image reflected in the water of a fountain, thinking he was seeing the image of a beautiful nymph.

Unable to embrace or call forth the image, he pined away and was eventually transformed into a flower. Money — Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia The fear of money or touching money. Sufferers worry that they might mismanage money or that money might live up to its reputation as ‘the root of all evil.’ Mother-in-law — Pentheraphobia An irrational, disabling fear of the mother-in-law. Do you really need me to explain it to you? Names — Nomatophobia An abnormal, persistent fear of nosebleeds Numbers — Arithmophobia or Numerophobia An unexplained fear of numbers Opinions — Allodoxaphobia A fear of other people’s opinions. Peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth — Arachibutyrophobia A persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. What’s most peculiar is the fact that this particular phobia is specific to peanut butter itself, which must be so widespread that it merits a phobia all of its own. Phobias — Phobophobia A morbid dread or fear of developing a phobia. Politicians — Politicophobia Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians.

Relatives — Syngenesophobia The fear of relatives. Could fear of meeting a new lover’s rellies qualify? I believe this circumstance could be well justified. Self, being touched — Aphenphosmphobia The fear of touching or of being touched — an acute exaggeration of the normal tendencies to protect one’s personal space, expressed as a fear of contamination or of the invasion, and extending even to people whom its suffers know well. Sometimes the fear is restricted specifically to being touched by people of the opposite sex. It’s often associated with a fear of sexual assault with women. Dorais reports that many boys who have been victims of sexual abuse have a fear of being touched, quoting one victim who describes being touched as something that “burns like fire,” causing him to freeze up or lash out Sitting — Cathisophobia or Thaasophobia The fear from sitting can affect people who perform activities related to pain with sitting. Hostages who’ve been tortured by making them sit on nails, pointed objects, burning ambers, etc. sometimes fear from sitting. Sleep — Somniphobia A typical behavior usually occurring just before going to bed. Sufferers feel that once asleep they may not wake up again.

Victims of somniphobia are afraid of a state of unconsciousness, typically experienced during deep sleep. Snow — Chionophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of snow, causing missed Christmas and New Years Eve parties, some believing they will get into an accident if they venture out into it. Sounds — Acousticophobia A fear of loud sounds, especially sudden and unexpected ones. Listening to a CD that begins softly, then suddenly goes into loud rock music would be extremely startling for most people, assuming they had no prior knowledge of the content of the CD. Being startled is in itself a normal reaction, but the key difference is that people with Phonophobia actively fear such an occurrence. Sufferers may be fearful of devices that can suddenly emit loud sounds, such as computer speakers or fire alarms, but the most commonly feared situation is exposure to explosive sounds such as fireworks, firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices at events or festivals. Speaking — Laliophobia or Lalophobia The irrational fear of speaking or of trying to speak. Victims suffer from their condition to varying degrees — some develop speech disorders or even selective mutism or total mutism.

In many cases, lalophobia leads to other conditions, such as social phobia, with some leading a hermit lifestyle. String — Linonophobia The abnormal fear of string. Teeth — Odontophobia A morbid fear of teeth. Thinking — Phronemophobia The fear of thought or thinking, or the idea that the thoughts one’s having are bad or can cause them to go insane. Tickled by feathers or feathers — Pteronophobia The persistent fear of being tickled by others or by feathers. Ugliness — Cacophobia An uncommon fear of ugliness. Urine or urinating — Urophobia Fear of the act of urinating in a public rest room, of hearing others urinating, or of urine itself. It’s often linked with social phobias. Ventriloquist’s dummy — Automatonophobia Fear of ventriloquist’s dummies, animatronic creatures, or wax statues. For some odd reason, this phobia seems well justified. Witches and Witchcraft — Wiccaphobia An abnormal and persistent fear of witches and witchcraft. Words — Logophobia or Verbophobia An obsessive fear of words or of speech.

Words, long — Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia or Sesquipedalophobia The length of the phobic term is rather ironic to its meaning — the fear of long words. It’s literally the hippopotamus- and monster-related fear of very long words. Work — Ergophobia or Ponophobia While many may joke about this, it’s a bonified phobia — rejection of the work environment, the act of performing duties or having to be part of a team going towards a common goal. Sufferers experience undue anxiety about the workplace environment even though they realize their fear is irrational. Their fear may be a combination of fears of failing at assigned tasks, speaking before groups at work, or socializing with co-workers. CTRN: Change That's Right Now | Logophobia · Add Comment The Answer to Logophobia. Fast, Effective and Guaranteed Feelings of dread? Overwhelming thoughts? Rapid heartbeat? Tunnel Vision? Or worse? Since 2002 we have worked with countless folks from all walks of life and we know for sure: there’s no question you can overcome logophobia.

Our goal at CTRN is to help you overcome this fast and fully: A noticeable improvement, often a major one, in less than 24 hours Utter discretion Clients in over 70 countries around the world Get Started Now We’ve developed two programs based on how much help you need. We have the Home Study program (where you can go at your own speed), or you can work with a board-certified expert practitioner in our one-on-one program : or Compare the Two Programs Getting rid of Logophobia: How It Works You’ve got to ‘re-wire’ your unconscious mind – and with our help its easier than you may think. On the surface, you know that this business with words doesn’t make sense. The fear persists because it is subconsciously linked to a mental trigger which sets off a whole range of powerful negative emotions – fear leading the charge of course – at even the slightest thought of words. Its become an automatic response. You have not been able to prevent your feelings of fear because you have not been given the methodology to change your feelings and associations. We’re here to give you give you what you need to take back control. Are you ready to get started?

Process to Overcome Logophobia: Treatment Versus Cure Unlike other solutions, we don’t promise you a cure for your fear. Modifying your awareness is a technique you have to learn to master for yourself. As you go through this process, we will help you with educational information (and hand-holding) when you need it. The methods in our program will teach clear-cut steps toward gaining self-belief, peace and joy, as well as proven procedures to conquer your negative emotions. Why keep living your life with negative emotions when you can easily change them? Harmful thinking isn’t helping – you need to make some serious changes now. Vanquish Logophobia Today . The Triggers and Factors that Cause Your Fear The root cause of Logophobia is often (but not always) traumatic incident in the past. The fear can be manufactured by the brain, in some circumstances, with seemingly no foundation. The key is digging down to the source and replacing negative associations with more positive emotions. Those at greatest risk include: • Individuals who are predisposed to feelings of worry and anxiety • If you are jittery, edgy, sensitive, nervous • People suffering from adrenal insufficiency Do these even slightly describe you?

To find out what others are saying about our ability to help, click here . Or you can <see what the media> is saying. Diagnosing Your Phobia Uncover the seriousness of the issue for you by using our 2 minute Test Online for Logophobia …however it’s pretty obvious: Do something about it now, if the fear is having a sizable negative influence on your way of living. By simply thinking about Words, do you become woozy? Does it trigger a dry mouth and clammy hands? Does your heart begin to race? Do your legs turn to rubber under the weight of your own body? These are only a few examples of the things one can feel. Click here to learn more about the symptoms of logophobia . We help you with the symptoms, as well as find out the basis for them. This is what we do Drugs and Prescriptions We feel drugs and medication for Logophobia aren’t the best approach, but make sure you always follow a doctor’s advice when taking or stopping any prescription.

Meds may seem to help in the short-term by temporarily improving your symptoms, but the problem is that they can never cure the core issue of the fearful patterns of thinking that are the automatic reaction to words and which trigger the intense feelings of fear. No drug has ever been developed specifically for Logophobia, by the way – When looking for an answer, maybe you should think about possible side effects before turning to prescription drugs. The good news is with CTRN you will overcome Logophobia, without prescription pills.. Next Action The Phobia List Amaxophobia- Fear of riding in a car. Ambulophobia- Fear of walking. Amychophobia- Fear of scratches or being scratched. Anablephobia- Fear of looking up. Ancraophobia- Fear of wind. (Anemophobia) Androphobia- Fear of men. Anemophobia- Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia) Anginophobia- Fear of angina, choking or narrowness. Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc. Angrophobia - Fear of anger or of becoming angry. Ankylophobia- Fear of immobility of a joint. Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.

Anthropophobia- Fear of people or society. Antlophobia- Fear of floods. Anuptaphobia- Fear of staying single. Apeirophobia- Fear of infinity. Aphenphosmphobia- Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia) Apiphobia- Fear of bees. Apotemnophobia- Fear of persons with amputations. Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia- Fear of spiders. Arithmophobia- Fear of numbers. Cainophobia or Cainotophobia- Fear of newness, novelty. Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women. Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia- Fear of cancer. Cardiophobia- Fear of the heart. Carnophobia- Fear of meat. Catagelophobia- Fear of being ridiculed. Catapedaphobia- Fear of jumping from high and low places. Cathisophobia- Fear of sitting. Cenophobia or Centophobia- Fear of new things or ideas.

Ceraunophobia or Keraunophobia- Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia) Chaetophobia- Fear of hair. Cheimaphobia or Cheimatophobia- Fear of cold.(Frigophobia, Psychophobia) Chemophobia- Fear of chemicals or working with chemicals. Cherophobia- Fear of gaiety. Chiraptophobia- Fear of being touched. Chirophobia- Fear of hands. Cholerophobia- Fear of anger or the fear of cholera. Chorophobia- Fear of dancing. Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia- Fear of money. Chromophobia or Chromatophobia- Fear of colors. Chronophobia- Fear of time. Cibophobia- Fear of food.(Sitophobia, Sitiophobia) Claustrophobia- Fear of confined spaces. Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia- Fear of being locked in an enclosed place. Cleptophobia- Fear of stealing. Climacophobia- Fear of stairs, climbing, or of falling downstairs. Clinophobia- Fear of going to bed. Clithrophobia or Cleithrophobia- Fear of being enclosed. Cnidophobia- Fear of stings.

Decidophobia- Fear of making decisions. Defecaloesiophobia- Fear of painful bowels movements. Deipnophobia- Fear of dining or dinner conversations. Dementophobia- Fear of insanity. Demonophobia or Daemonophobia- Fear of demons. Demophobia- Fear of crowds. (Agoraphobia) Dendrophobia- Fear of trees. Dermatophobia- Fear of skin lesions. Dermatosiophobia or Dermatophobia or Dermatopathophobia- Fear of skin disease. Dextrophobia- Fear of objects at the right side of the body. Diabetophobia- Fear of diabetes. Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school. Dikephobia- Fear of justice. Dinophobia- Fear of dizziness or whirlpools. Diplophobia- Fear of double vision. Dipsophobia- Fear of drinking. Dishabiliophobia- Fear of undressing in front of someone. Disposophobia- Fear of throwing stuff out. Hoarding. Domatophobia- Fear of houses or being in a house.(Eicophobia, Oikophobia) Doraphobia- Fear of fur or skins of animals. Doxophobia- Fear of expressing opinions or of receiving praise.

Dromophobia- Fear of crossing streets. Dutchphobia- Fear of the Dutch. Dysmorphophobia- Fear of deformity. Hagiophobia- Fear of saints or holy things. Hamartophobia- Fear of sinning. Haphephobia or Haptephobia- Fear of being touched. Harpaxophobia- Fear of being robbed. Hedonophobia- Fear of feeling pleasure. Heliophobia- Fear of the sun. Hellenologophobia- Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology. Helminthophobia- Fear of being infested with worms. Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia- Fear of blood. Heresyphobia or Hereiophobia- Fear of challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviation. Herpetophobia- Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things. Heterophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Sexophobia) Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666. Hierophobia- Fear of priests or sacred things. Hippophobia- Fear of horses. Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia- Fear of long words.

Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars. Hodophobia- Fear of road travel. Hormephobia- Fear of shock. Homophobia- Fear of sameness, monotony or of homosexuality or of becoming homosexual. Hoplophobia- Fear of firearms. Hydrargyophobia- Fear of mercurial medicines. Hydrophobia- Fear of water or of rabies. Hydrophobophobia- Fear of rabies. Hyelophobia or Hyalophobia- Fear of glass. Hygrophobia- Fear of liquids, dampness, or moisture. Hylephobia- Fear of materialism or the fear of epilepsy. Hylophobia- Fear of forests. Hypengyophobia or Hypegiaphobia- Fear of responsibility. Hypnophobia- Fear of sleep or of being hypnotized. Hypsiphobia- Fear of height. Iatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors. Ichthyophobia- Fear of fish. Illyngophobia- Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down. Iophobia- Fear of poison. Isolophobia- Fear of solitude, being alone. Isopterophobia- Fear of termites, insects that eat wood.

Ithyphallophobia- Fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis. Metrophobia- Fear or hatred of poetry. Microbiophobia- Fear of microbes. (Bacillophobia) Microphobia- Fear of small things. Misophobia or Mysophobia- Fear of being contaminated with dirt or germs. Mnemophobia- Fear of memories. Molysmophobia or Molysomophobia- Fear of dirt or contamination. Monophobia- Fear of solitude or being alone. Monopathophobia- Fear of definite disease. Motorphobia- Fear of automobiles. Musophobia or Muriphobia- Fear of mice. Mycophobia- Fear or aversion to mushrooms. Mycrophobia- Fear of small things. Myctophobia- Fear of darkness. Mythophobia- Fear of myths or stories or false statements. Myxophobia- Fear of slime. (Blennophobia) Nebulaphobia- Fear of fog. (Homichlophobia) Necrophobia- Fear of death or dead things. Nelophobia- Fear of glass. Neopharmaphobia- Fear of new drugs. Neophobia- Fear of anything new. Nephophobia- Fear of clouds.

Noctiphobia- Fear of the night. Nomatophobia- Fear of names. Nosophobia or Nosemaphobia- Fear of becoming ill. Nostophobia- Fear of returning home. Novercaphobia- Fear of your step-mother. Nucleomituphobia- Fear of nuclear weapons. Nudophobia- Fear of nudity. Nyctohylophobia- Fear of dark wooded areas or of forests at night Nyctophobia- Fear of the dark or of night. If you appreciate the Phobia List, please help support it. Obesophobia- Fear of gaining weight.(Pocrescophobia) Ochlophobia- Fear of crowds or mobs. Ochophobia- Fear of vehicles. Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8. Odontophobia- Fear of teeth or dental surgery. Odynophobia or Odynephobia- Fear of pain. (Algophobia) Oenophobia- Fear of wines. Oikophobia- Fear of home surroundings, house.(Domatophobia, Eicophobia) Olfactophobia- Fear of smells. Ombrophobia- Fear of rain or of being rained on. Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia- Fear of eyes.

Omphalophobia- Fear of belly buttons. Oneirophobia- Fear of dreams. Oneirogmophobia- Fear of wet dreams. Onomatophobia- Fear of hearing a certain word or of names. Ophidiophobia- Fear of snakes. (Snakephobia) Ophthalmophobia- Fear of being stared at. Opiophobia- Fear medical doctors experience of prescribing needed pain medications for patients. Optophobia- Fear of opening one's eyes. Ornithophobia- Fear of birds. Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia- Fear of smells or odors. Ostraconophobia- Fear of shellfish. Peladophobia- Fear of bald people. Pellagrophobia- Fear of pellagra. Pentheraphobia- Fear of mother-in-law. (Novercaphobia) Phagophobia- Fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten. Phalacrophobia- Fear of becoming bald. Phallophobia- Fear of a penis, esp erect. Pharmacophobia- Fear of taking medicine. Phasmophobia- Fear of ghosts. Phengophobia- Fear of daylight or sunshine. Philemaphobia or Philematophobia- Fear of kissing.

Philophobia- Fear of falling in love or being in love. Philosophobia- Fear of philosophy. Photoaugliaphobia- Fear of glaring lights. Photophobia- Fear of light. Phonophobia- Fear of noises or voices or one's own voice; of telephones. Phronemophobia- Fear of thinking. Phthiriophobia- Fear of lice. (Pediculophobia) Phthisiophobia- Fear of tuberculosis. Sarmassophobia- Fear of love play. (Malaxophobia) Satanophobia- Fear of Satan. Scatophobia- Fear of fecal matter. Scelerophibia- Fear of bad men, burglars. Sciophobia Sciaphobia- Fear of shadows. Scoleciphobia- Fear of worms. Scopophobia or Scoptophobia- Fear of being seen or stared at. Scotomaphobia- Fear of blindness in visual field. Scotophobia- Fear of darkness. (Achluophobia) Scriptophobia- Fear of writing in public. Selachophobia- Fear of sharks. Selaphobia- Fear of light flashes. Selenophobia- Fear of the moon. Seplophobia- Fear of decaying matter. Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words.

Sexophobia- Fear of the opposite sex. (Heterophobia) Siderodromophobia- Fear of trains, railroads or train travel. Siderophobia- Fear of stars. Sinistrophobia- Fear of things to the left or left-handed. Sinophobia- Fear of Chinese, Chinese culture. Sitophobia or Sitiophobia- Fear of food or eating. (Cibophobia) Snakephobia- Fear of snakes. (Ophidiophobia) Soceraphobia- Fear of parents-in-law. Social Phobia- Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations. Sociophobia- Fear of society or people in general. Somniphobia- Fear of sleep. Soteriophobia - Fear of dependence on others. Spacephobia- Fear of outer space. Spectrophobia- Fear of specters or ghosts. Spermatophobia or Spermophobia- Fear of germs. Spheksophobia- Fear of wasps. Stasibasiphobia or Stasiphobia- Fear of standing or walking. (Ambulophobia) Staurophobia- Fear of crosses or the crucifix. Stenophobia- Fear of narrow things or places. Stygiophobia or Stigiophobia- Fear of hell.

Suriphobia- Fear of mice. Taeniophobia or Teniophobia- Fear of tapeworms. Taphephobia Taphophobia- Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries. Tapinophobia- Fear of being contagious. Taurophobia- Fear of bulls. Teleophobia- 1) Fear of definite plans. 2) Religious ceremony. Telephonophobia- Fear of telephones. Teratophobia- Fear of bearing a deformed child or fear of monsters or deformed people. Testophobia- Fear of taking tests. Tetanophobia- Fear of lockjaw, tetanus. Teutophobia- Fear of German or German things. Textophobia- Fear of certain fabrics. Thaasophobia- Fear of sitting. Thalassophobia- Fear of the sea. Thanatophobia or Thantophobia- Fear of death or dying. Theatrophobia- Fear of theatres. Theophobia- Fear of gods or religion. Thermophobia- Fear of heat. Tocophobia- Fear of pregnancy or childbirth. Tomophobia- Fear of surgical operations. Tonitrophobia- Fear of thunder. Topophobia- Fear of certain places or situations, such as stage fright.

Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia- Fear of poison or of being accidently poisoned. Traumatophobia- Fear of injury. Phobias dictionary definition | Phobias defined See also attitudes ; behavior ; fear ; manias ; -phile, -philia, -phily ; psychology . N.B.: noun forms end in -phobe and adjective forms end in -phobic, unless otherwise noted. acarophobia a fear of skin infestation by mites or ticks. achluophobia scotophobia. acidophobia an inability to accommodate to acid soils, as certain plants. acousticophobia an abnormal fear of noise. acrophobia an abnormal fear of heights. Also called altophobia, batophobia, hypsophobia. aelurophobia ailurophobia. aerophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of drafts. Cf. ancraophobia, anemophobia. agoraphobia an abnormal fear of being in crowded, public places, like markets. Cf. demophobia. agyrophobia an abnormal fear of crossing streets. Also dromophobia. aichmophobia an abnormal fear of pointed objects. ailurophobia an abnormal fear of cats.

Also called gatophobia, felinophobia. albuminurophobia a fear of albumin in one’s urine as a sign of kidney disease. algophobia an extreme fear of pain. Cf. odynophobia. altophobia acrophobia. amathophobia an abnormal fear of dust. amaxophobia an abnormal fear of being or riding in vehicles. ancraophobia an abnormal fear of wind. Cf. aerophobia, anemophobia. androphobia 1. an abnormal fear of men. 2. a hatred of males. Cf. gynephobia. anemophobia an abnormal fear of drafts or winds. Cf. aerophobia, ancraophobia. anginophobia an abnormal fear of quinsy or other forms of sore throat. Anglophobia a hatred or fear of England and things English. anthophobia an abnormal fear of flowers. anthropophobia an abnormal fear of people, especially in groups. antlophobia an abnormal fear of floods. apeirophobia an abnormal fear of infinity. aphephobia an abnormal fear of touching or being touched. Also called haphephobia, haptephobia, thixophobia. apiphobia, apiophobia an intense fear of bees.

Also called melissophobia. arachnephobia an abnormal fear of spiders. asthenophobia an abnormal fear of weakness. astraphobia an abnormal fear of lightning. Cf. brontophobia, keraunophobia. astrophobia siderophobia. ataxiophobia, ataxophobia an abnormal fear of disorder. atelophobia an abnormal fear of imperfection. atephobia an abnormal fear of ruin. aulophobia an abnormal fear of flutes. aurophobia an abnormal dislike of gold. automysophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of being dirty. Cf. misophobia. autophobia, autophoby an abnormal fear of being by oneself. Also called eremiophobia, eremophobia, monophobia. bacillophobia an abnormal fear of germs. Also called bacteriophobia. ballistophobia an abnormal fear of missiles. barophobia an abnormal fear of gravity. basiphobia in plants, an inability to accommodate to alkaline soils. bathmophobia an abnormal dislike or fear of walking. bathophobia 1. an abnormal fear of depth. 2. an intense dislike of bathing. batophobia 1. acrophobia. 2. an abnormal fear of passing high buildings.

batrachophobia an abnormal fear of frogs and toads. belonephobia an abnormal fear of pins and needles. bibliophobia an abnormal dislike for books. blennophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of slime. Also called myxophobia. bogyphobia a dread of demons and goblins. bromidrosiphobia an abnormal fear of having an unpleasant body odor. brontophobia an abnormal fear of thunder and thunderstorms. Also called tonitrophobia. Cf. astraphobia, keraunophobia. cainophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of novelty. Also called cainotophobia, neophobia. carcinophobia an abnormal fear of cancer. Also called cancerophobia. cardiophobia an abnormal fear of heart disease. cathisophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of sitting down. catoptrophobia an abnormal fear of mirrors. Celtophobia an intense dislike of Celts. cenophobia, kenophobia an abnormal fear of a void or of open spaces. ceraunophobia keraunophobia. chaetophobia an abnormal fear of hair. cheimaphobia, cheimatophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of cold. Cf. cryophobia, psychrophobia.

cherophobia an abnormal fear of gaiety. chinophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of snow. cholerophobia an intense fear of cholera. chrematophobia an intense fear or dislike of wealth. chrometophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of money. chromophobia an abnormal fear of colors. chronophobia an abnormal discomfort concerning time. cibophobia an abnormal fear of food. Also called sitophobia, sitiophobia. Cf. phagophobia. claustrophobia an abnormal fear of enclosed spaces. Also called cleistophobia. cleptophobia kleptophobia. clinophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of going to bed. coitophobia an abnormal fear of sexual intercourse. Also called genophobia. Cf. erotophobia. cometophobia an abnormal fear of cornets. computerphobia intense fear or dislike for computers and things associated with them. coprophobia an abnormal fear of excrement. cremnophobia an abnormal fear of precipices. cryophobia an abnormal fear of ice or f rost. Cf. cheimaphobia. crystallophobia an abnormal fear of glass. Also called hyalophobia. cymophobia an abnormal fear of waves. cynophobia 1. an intense dread of dogs. 2.

kynophobia. cypridophobia an abnormal fear of venereal disease. Also called venereophobia. deipnophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of dining and dinner conversation. demonophobia an abnormal fear of spirits. demophobia an intense dislike of crowds. Cf. agoraphobia. dermatophobia an abnormal fear of skin disease. Also called dermatosiophobia, dermatopathophobia. dextrophobia an abnormal fear of objects on the right side of the body. Cf. levophobia. diabetophobia an intense fear of diabetes. dikephobia an abnormal fear or dislike of justice. dinophobia an abnormal fear of whirlpools. diplopiaphobia an abnormal fear of double vision. domatophobia an abnormal fear of being in a house. doraphobia an abnormal fear or dislike of fur. dromophobia 1. agyrophobia. 2. kinetophobia. dysmorphophobia an abnormal dread of deformity, usually in others. Also called dysmorphomania. ecclesiophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of church. ecophobia, oecophobia, oikophobia an abnormal fear of or aversion to home surroundings. eisoptrophobia an abnormal fear of mirrors.

eleutherophobia an abnormal fear of freedom. elurophobia ailurophobia. emetophobia an abnormal fear of vomiting. enetophobia an abnormal fear of needles. entomophobia an abnormal fear of insects. eosophobia an abnormal fear of the dawn. eremiophobia, eremophobia autophobia. ergasiophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of work. ergophobia a hatred of work. erotophobia an abnormal fear of sexual feelings and their physical expression. Also called miserotica. Cf. coitophobia. erythrophobia 1. an abnormal fear of the color red. 2. an abnormal fear of blushing. eurotophobia an abnormal fear of female genitals. febriphobia an abnormal fear of fever. felinophobia ailurophobia. Francophobia, Callophobia a hatred of France or things French. galeophobia an abnormal fear of sharks. Gallophobia Francophobia. gamophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of marriage. gatophobia ailurophobia. genophobia coitophobia. gephyrophobia an abnormal fear of crossing a bridge. gerascophobia an abnormal fear of growing old. Germanophobia a hatred of Germany, or things German.

Also called Teutophobia, Teutonophobia. geumophobia an abnormal fear of tastes or flavors. Cf. olfactophobia. glossophobia an abnormal fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak. graphophobia a dislike of writing. gringophobia in Spain or Latin America, an intense dislike of white strangers. gymnophobia an abnormal fear of nudity. Also called nudophobia. gynephobia , gynophobia an abnormal fear or hatred of women. Cf. androphobia, parthenophobia. hadephobia an abnormal fear of heil. Also called stygiophobia. haemaphobia hemophobia. hagiophobia an intense dislike for saints and the holy. hamartophobia an abnormal fear of error or sin. haphephobia, haphophobia, haptephobia, haptophobia aphephobia. Also called thixophobia. harpaxophobia an abnormal fear of robbers. Cf. kleptophobia. hedonophobia an abnormal fear of pleasure. heliophobia 1. an abnormal sensitivity to the effects of sunlight. 2. an abnormal fear of sunlight. helminthophobia an abnormal fear of being infested with worms. Cf.

scoleciphobia. hemophobia an abnormal fear of the sight of blood. Also called hematophobia. herpetophobia an abnormal fear of reptiles. Cf. ophidiophobia. hierophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of sacred objects. hippophobia an abnormal fear of horses. hodophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of travel. homichlophobia an abnormal fear of fog. homilophobia a hatred for sermons. homophobia fear of or apprehension about homosexuality. Cf. uranophobia. hyalophobia crystallophobia. hydrophobia 1. an abnormal fear of water. 2. the occurrence in humans of rabies. Also called lyssa. hydrophobophobia an abnormal fear of rabies. Also called lyssophobia. Cf. kynophobia. hygrophobia an abnormal fear of liquids in any form, especially wine and water. hylephobia an intense dislike for wood or woods. hypengyophobia an abnormal fear of responsibility. Cf. paralipophobia. hypnophobia an abnormal fear of sleep. hypsophobia, hypsiphobia acrophobia. iatrophobia an abnormal fear of going to the doctor. ichthyophobia an abnormal fear of fish.

iophobia an abnormal fear of poisons. Cf. toxiphobia. isopterophobia an abnormal fear of termites. Judophobism, Judophobia a hatred of Jews and of Jewish culture. Also called Judaeophobia. kakorrhaphiophobia an abnormal fear of failure or defeat. katagelophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of ridicule. keraunophobia, ceraunophobia an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning. Cf. astraphobia, brontophobia. kinetophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of motion. Also called dromophobia. kleptophobia, cleptophobia an abnormal fear of thieves or of loss through thievery. Cf. harpaxophobia. kopophobia an abnormal fear of mental or physical examination. cynophobia an abnormal fear of pseudorabies. Cf. hydrophobophobia. laliophobia, lalophobia an abnormal fear of talking. lepraphobia an abnormal fear of leprosy. levophobia an abnormal fear of objects on the left side of the body. Cf. dextrophobia. Iimnophobia an abnormal fear of lakes. linonophobia an abnormal fear of string. logophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of words.

lyssophobia 1. an abnormal fear of becoming insane. 2. hydrophobophobia. maieusiophobia tocophobia. maniaphobia an abnormal fear of madness. mastigophobia rhabdophobia. mechanophobia an abnormal aversion to or fear of machinery. melissophobia apiphobia. meningitophobia an abnormal fear of meningitis. merinthophobia an abnormal fear of being bound. metallophobia an abnormal fear of metals. meteorophobia an abnormal fear of meteors or meteorites. mysophobia an abnormal fear of dirt, especially of being contaminated by dirt. Cf. automysophobia, rhypophobia. molysomophobia an abnormal fear of infection. monopathophobia an abnormal fear of sickness in a specified part of the body monophobia autophobia. motorphobia an abnormal fear or dislike of motor vehicles. musicophobia an intense dislike of music. musophobia 1. an abnormal fear of mice. 2. misophobia. mysophobia misophobia. mythophobia an abnormal fear of making false statements. myxophobia blennophobia. necrophobia 1. Also called thanatophobia. an abnormal fear of death. 2. an abnormal fear of corpses.

Negrophobia a strong dislike or fear of Negroes. neophobia cainophobia. nephophobia an abnormal fear of clouds. noctiphobia an abnormal fear of the night. Cf. nyctophobia. nosophobia an abnormal fear of contracting disease. nudophobia, nudiphobia gymnophobia. nyctophobia an abnormal fear of darkness or night. Cf. noctiphobia. ochlophobia an abnormal fear of crowds. ochophobia an abnormal fear of vehicles. odontophobia an abnormal fear of teeth, especially those of animals. odynophobia an abnormal fear of pain. Cf. algophobia. oenophobia, oinophobia a dislike of or hatred for wine. olfactophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of smells. Also called osmophobia, osphresiophobia. Cf. geumophobia. ombrophobia an abnormal fear of rain. ommatophobia an abnormal fear of eyes. onomatophobia an abnormal fear of a certain name. ophidiophobia an abnormal fear of snakes. Also called ophiophobia. Cf. herpetophobia. ornithophobia an abnormal fear of birds. osmophobia olfactophobia. osphresiophobia olfactophobia. ouranophobia uranophobia.

paedophobia pedophobia. panophobia 1. a nonspecific fear; a state of general anxiety. 2. an abnormal fear of everything. Also panphobia, pantaphobia, pantophobia. papaphobia an intense fear or dislike of the pope or the papacy. paralipophobia an abnormal fear of neglect of some duty. Cf. hypengyophobia. paraphobia an abnormal fear of sexual perversion. parasitophobia an abnormal fear of parasites. parthenophobia an extreme aversion to young girls. Cf. gynephobia. pathophobia an abnormal fear of disease. peccatiphobia, peccatophobia an abnormal fear of sinning. pediculophobia an abnormal fear of lice. Also called phthiriophobia. pedophobia, paedophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of dolls. pellagraphobia an abnormal fear of catching pellagra. peniaphobia an abnormal fear of poverty. phagophobia an abnormal fear of eating. Cf. cibophobia. pharmacophobia an abnormal fear of drugs. phasmophobia an abnormal fear of ghosts. Cf. pneumatophobia, spectrophobia. phengophobia an abnormal fear of daylight.

philosophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of philosophy or philosophers. phobophobia an abnormal fear of fear itself. phonophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of noise. photalgiophobia an abnormal fear of photalgia, pain in the eyes caused by light. photophobia 1. an abnormal fear of light. 2. a painful sensitivity to light, especially visually. Also called photodysphoria. 3. a tendency to thrive in reduced light, as exhibited by certain plants. phronemophobia an abnormal fear of thinking. phthiriophobia pediculophobia. phthisiophobia an abnormal fear of tuberculosis. Also called tuberculophobia. pneumatophobia an abnormal fear of incorporeal beings. Cf. phasmophobia, spectrophobia. pnigophobia an abnormal fear of choking. pogonophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of beards. poinephobia an abnormal fear of punishment. politicophobia a dislike or fear of politicians. polyphobia an abnormal fear of many things. Cf. panophobia, def. 2. ponophobia an abnormal fear of fatigue, especially through overworking. potamophobia a morbid fear of rivers. proctophobia Medicine.

a mental apprehension in patients with a rectal disease. proteinphobia a strong aversion to protein foods. psychophobia an abnormal fear of the mind. psychrophobia an abnormal fear of the cold. Cf. cheimaphobia. pteronophobia an abnormal fear of feathers. pyrexiophobia an abnormal fear of fever. Cf. thermophobia. pyrophobia an abnormal fear of fire. rhabdophobia 1. an abnormal fear of being beaten. 2. an abnormal fear of magic. rhypophobia an abnormal fear of filth. Cf. misophobia. Russophobism, Russophobia an excessive fear or dislike of Russians and things Russian. Satanophobia an excessive fear of Satan. scabiophobia an abnormal fear of scabies. scatophobia 1. coprophobia. 2. an abnormal dread of using obscene language. sciophobia an abnormal fear of shadows. scoleciphobia an abnormal fear of worms. Also called vermiphobia. Cf. helminthophobia. scopophobia an abnormal fear of being looked at. Also scoptophobia. scotophobia an abnormal fear of the dark. Also called achluophobia.

selaphobia an abnormal fear or dislike of flashes of light. siderodromophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of railroads or of traveling on trains. siderophobia an abnormal fear of the stars. Also called astrophobia. sitophobia cibophobia. Slavophobia fear or hatred of things Slavic, especially of their real or imagined political influence. spectrophobia an abnormal fear of specters or phantoms. Cf. phasmophobia, pneumatophobia. stasibasiphobia 1. an abnormal conviction that one cannot stand or walk. 2. an abnormal fear of attempting to do either. stygiophobia hadephobia. symmetrophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of symmetry. syphiliphobia, syphilophobia an abnormal fear of becoming infected with syphilis. Cf. cypridophobia. tabophobia an abnormal fear of a wasting sickness. tachophobia an abnormal fear of speed. taphephobia, taphiphobia, taphophobia an abnormal fear of being buried alive. tapinophobia an abnormal fear of small things. taurophobia an abnormal fear of bulls. teleophobia a dislike and rejection of teleology. telephonophobia an abnormal fear of using the telephone.

teratophobia an abnormal fear of monsters or of giving birth to a monster. Teutophobia, Teutonophobia Germanophobia. thaasophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of being idle. thalassophobia an abnormal fear of the sea. thanatophobia necrophobia, def. 1. theatrophobia an abnormal fear of theaters. theophobia an abnormal fear of God. thermophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of heat. Cf. pyrexiophobia. thixophobia aphephobia. tocophobia, tokophobia an abnormal fear of childbirth. Also called maieusiophobia. tomophobia an abnormal fear of surgical operations. tonitrophobia, tonitruphobia brontophobia. topophobia Rare. an abnormal fear of certain places. toxiphobia, toxicophobia an abnormal fear of being poisoned. Cf. iophobia. traumatophobia an excessive or disabling fear of war or physical injury. tremophobia an abnormal fear of trembling. trichinophobia an abnormal fear of trichinosis. Also called trichophobia, trichopathophobia. tridecaphobia triskaidekaphobia. triskaidekaphobia an abnormal fear of the number 13.

Also called tridecaphobia. trypanophobia vaccinophobia. tuberculophobia phthisiophobia. tyrannophobia an intense fear or hatred of tyrants. uranophobia 1. an abnormal fear of homosexuals and homosexuality. Also homophobia. 2. an abnormal fear of the heavens. Also called ouranophobia. urophobia an abnormal fear of passing urine. vaccinophobia an abnormal fear of vaccines and vaccination. Also called trypanophobia. venereophobia cypridophobia. vermiphobia scoleciphobia. xenophobia an abnormal fear or hatred of foreigners and strange things. xerophobia an abnormal fear of dryness and dry places, like deserts. zelophobia an abnormal fear of jealousy. zoophobia an abnormal fear or dislike of animals. Agoraphobia | definition of agoraphobia by Medical dictionary Agoraphobia | definition of agoraphobia by Medical dictionary Related to agoraphobia: social phobia Agoraphobia Definition The word agoraphobia is derived from Greek words literally meaning "fear of the marketplace." The term is used to describe an irrational and often disabling fear of being out in public.

Description Agoraphobia is just one type of phobia, or irrational fear. People with phobias feel dread or panic when they face certain objects, situations, or activities. People with agoraphobia frequently also experience panic attacks, but panic attacks, or panic disorder, are not a requirement for a diagnosis of agoraphobia. The defining feature of agoraphobia is anxiety about being in places from which escape might be embarrasing or difficult, or in which help might be unavailable. The person suffering from agoraphobia usually avoids the anxiety-provoking situation and may become totally housebound. Causes and symptoms Agoraphobia is the most common type of phobia, and it is estimated to affect between 5-12% of Americans within their lifetime. Agoraphobia is twice as common in women as in men and usually strikes between the ages of 15-35.

The symptoms of the panic attacks which may accompany agoraphobia vary from person to person, and may include trembling, sweating, heart palpitations (a feeling of the heart pounding against the chest), jitters, fatigue, tingling in the hands and feet, nausea, a rapid pulse or breathing rate, and a sense of impending doom. Key terms Benzodiazepines — A group of tranquilizers often used to treat anxiety. Desensitization — A treatment for phobias which involves exposing the phobic person to the feared situation. It is often used in conjunction with relaxation techniques. Phobia — An intense and irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation. Agoraphobia and other phobias are thought to be the result of a number of physical and environmental factors. For instance, they have been associated with biochemical imbalances, especially related to certain neurotransmitters (chemical nerve messengers) in the brain. People who have a panic attack in a given situation (e.g., a shopping mall) may begin to associate the panic with that situation and learn to avoid it. According to some theories, irrational anxiety results from unresolved emotional conflicts.

All of these factors may play a role to varying extents in different cases of agoraphobia. Diagnosis People who suffer from panic attacks should discuss the problem with a physician. The doctor can diagnose the underlying panic or anxiety disorder and make sure the symptoms aren't related to some other underlying medical condition. The doctor makes the diagnosis of agoraphobia based primarily on the patient's description of his or her symptoms. The person with agoraphobia experiences anxiety in situations where escape is difficult or help is unavailable-or in certain situations, such as being alone. While many people are somewhat apprehensive in these situations, the hallmark of agoraphobia is that a person's active avoidance of the feared situation impairs his or her ability to work, socialize, or otherwise function. Treatment Treatment for agoraphobia usually consists of both medication and psychotherapy. Usually, patients can benefit from certain antidepressants, such as amitriptyline (Elavil), or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors , such as paroxetine (Paxil), fluoxetine (Prozac), or sertraline (Zoloft).

In addition, patients may manage panic attacks in progress with certain tranquilizers called benzodiazepines , such as alprazolam (Xanax) or clonazepam (Klonipin). The mainstay of treatment for agoraphobia and other phobias is cognitive behavioral therapy. A specific technique that is often employed is called desensitization. The patient is gradually exposed to the situation that usually triggers fear and avoidance, and, with the help of breathing or relaxation techniques, learns to cope with the situation. This helps break the mental connection between the situation and the fear, anxiety, or panic. Patients may also benefit from psychodynamically oriented psychotherapy, discussing underlying emotional conflicts with a therapist or support group. Prognosis Forsyth, Sondra. "I Panic When I'm Alone." Mademoiselle April 1998: 119-24. Organizations American Psychiatric Association. 1400 K Street NW, Washington DC 20005. (888) 357-7924. Anxiety Disorders Association of America. 11900 Park Lawn Drive, Ste.

100, Rockville, MD 20852. (800) 545-7367. National Institute of Mental Health. Mental Health Public Inquiries, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15C-05, Rockville, MD 20857. (888) 826-9438. agoraphobia [ag″or-ah-fo´be-ah] an anxiety disorder characterized by intense, irrational fear of open spaces, especially a marked fear of being alone or of being in public places where escape would be difficult or help might be unavailable. It may be associated with panic attacks (see panic disorder ) or may occur independently (officially called agoraphobia without history of panic disorder). agoraphobia without history of panic disorder agoraphobia with fear of having an attack of one or only a few incapacitating or embarrassing symptoms, which the person may or may not have had in the past, rather than a full panic attack.

a·gor·a·pho·bi·a (ag'ōr-ă-fō'bē-ă), Avoid the mispronunciation agor'aphobia. Do not confuse this word with acarophobia or acrophobia. A mental disorder characterized by an irrational fear of leaving the familiar setting of home, or venturing into the open, so pervasive that a large number of external life situations are entered into reluctantly or are avoided; often associated with panic attacks. [G. agora, marketplace, + phobos, fear] agoraphobia /ag·o·ra·pho·bia/ (ag″or-ah-fo´be-ah) intense, irrational fear of open spaces, sometimes occurring in association with panic attacks. agoraphobia (ə-gôr′ə-fō′bē-ə, ăg′ər-ə-) n.

[ag′orə-] Etymology: Gk, agora, marketplace, phobos, fear an anxiety disorder characterized by a fear of being in an open, crowded, or public place, such as a field, tunnel, bridge, congested street, or busy department store, where escape is perceived as difficult or help not available in case of sudden incapacitation. Agoraphobia Morbid fear of open spaces, crowded public places (markets, malls, crowds) or leaving home. Agoraphobia differs from phobic states which are more limited and are evoked by a specific palette of situations. It is characterised by generalised anxiety and is associated with panic attacks. It has an early adult onset, 2:1 female:male ratio, often arises in an abnormal physiologic and psychologic substrate and responds poorly to therapy. agoraphobia Psychology Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets; fear of leaving a safe place. See Phobia . Cf Monophobia , PAD syndrome .

ag·or·a·pho·bi·a (ag'ŏr-ă-fō'bē-ă) A mental disorder characterized by an irrational fear of leaving the familiar setting of home, or venturing into the open; often associated with panic attacks. [G. agora, marketplace, + phobos, fear] agoraphobia An abnormal fear of open spaces or of being alone or in public places. Agoraphobia may be so severe that the sufferer refuses to leave his or her own home and becomes permanently house-bound. It is the commonest of the phobias. The term derives from the Greek agora , an open assembly place or market and phobia , fear or horror. ag·or·a·pho·bi·a (ag'ŏr-ă-fō'bē-ă) Mental disorder characterized by irrational fear of leaving the familiar setting of home or venturing into the open. [G.

agora, marketplace, + phobos, fear] agoraphobia (ag´ərəfō´bēə), n an anxiety disorder characterized by a fear of being in an open, crowded, or public place where escape may be difficult or help may not be available if needed. agoraphobia in animals, a reluctance to go outside. Includes companion animals and especially horses that have been kept in stables for long periods. See also barn rat.

Question: Logophobia is the abnormal fear of what?
Answer: Words