Strange (but funny) Phobias...
76Phobias are like opinions; everybody has at least one. I have three:
- Boogers (any type of nasal/oral musus) - Blennophobia
- June Bugs - Entophobia
- Clowns - Coulrophobia
In that order, and each one has a story. Every day, people around the world deal with all sorts of strange and sometimes life-inhibiting phobias. The symptoms often include: anxiety, shortness of breath, increased heart rate, nausea, and so on. Below you will find a list of 50 different phobias in no particular order; some common, uncommon, and just downright funny. Which one belongs to you?
Peladophobia - Fear of Bald People
Pogonophobia - Fear of Beards
Defecaloesiophobia - Fear of Bowel Movements
Alliumphobia - Fear of Garlic
Anablephobia Fear of Looking Up
Eisoptrophobia - Fear of Mirrors or looking in a mirror
Chrometophobia - Fear of Money
Pentheraphobia - Fear of Mother-in-Law (probably more common than you'd think)
Arithmophobia - Fear of Numbers
Phronemophobia - Fear of thinking (...I think I know a few people with this)
Cacophobia - Fear of Ugliness
Pteronophobia - Fear of being tickled by feathers
Ergophobia - Fear of work
Anuptaphobia - Fear of staying single
Cyberphobia - Fear of computers (I think my Dad has this)
Dutchphobia - Fear of Dutch people
Ephebiphobia - Fear of teenagers
Gymnophobia - Fear of nudity
Hobophobia - Fear of bums
Kathisophobia - Fear of sitting down
Leukophobia - Fear of the Color White
Mnemophobia - Fear of Memories
Novercaphobia - Fear of Step Mother (Not to be confused with Pentheraphobia)
Octophobia - Fear of the figure 8
Rectophobia - Fear of rectal disease
Somniphobia - Fear of Sleep
Sesquipedalophobia - Fear of long words
Symmetrophobia - Fear of Symmetry
Asymmetriphobia - Fear of asymmetrical things
Xerophobia - Fear of dryness
Euphobia - Fear of good news
Dendrophobia - Fear of Trees
Heliophobia - Fear of the Sun
Anthrophobia - Fear of flowers
Hydrophobia - Fear of Water
Papyrophobia - Fear of Paper
Consecotaleophobia - Fear of Chop Sticks
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia - Fear of the number "666"
Emetophobia - Fear of vomiting
Osmophobia - Fear of Smells
Tetraphobia - Fear of the number 4
Acerophobia - Fear of Sourness
Agyrophobia - Fear of Crossing the Street
Amnesiphobia - Fear of Amnesia
Ataxophobia - Fear of Untidiness
Aulophobia - Fear of Flutes
Athazagoraphobia - Fear of being Forgotten
Arachibutyrophobia - Fear of Peanut Butter sticking to the roof of your mouth
Anthropophobia - Fear of people
And my personal favorite...
50. Phobophobia - The fear of developing a phobia :)
What are you afraid of?
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Thanks for the feedback Pam! I have never heard of anyone with a fear of balloons. I'll have to research that one and add it to the list! Thanks again!
A really ironic way to express 'the fear of words' is (basically) an elongation of Sesquipedalophobia is HIPPOPOTOMONSTROSESQUIPEDALOPHOBIA.The ironic part about it is that it's the longest word in the English dictionary. I just thought it was funny... Enjoy! :D
Sorry, i meant to say
"a really ironic way to express 'the fear of LONG* words'...
my favorite (which isn't on here) is Anatidaephobia which the fear that somwhere, somehow a duck watching you
Sesquipedalophobia - Fear of long words.... better not name the phobia to that person! lol
the fear that somwhere, somehow a duck watching you
lol i think i have these ones!
Ergophobia - Fear of work
Arithmophobia - Fear of Numbers
Phronemophobia - Fear of thinking
xD











Pam Roberson says:
11 months ago
These are really funny! My favorites are probably:
Phronemophobia - Fear of thinking and Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia (wowzie, what a word!) - Fear of 666
Thanks for informing us about all these different phobias. I know someone who has a fear of balloons, which is another funny one. ;)