Saturday, May 1, 2010

What are you scared of?

Aibohphobia - fear of palindromes (read the word backwards).
Anatidaephobia - fear that somewhere somehow a duck is watching you.
Androphobia – fear of men.
Arachibutyrophobia – fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Chorophobia - fear of dancing.
Decidophobia – fear of making decisions (commonly found in diplomats and Indian government).
Ergophobia – fear of work or functioning (commonly known as procrastination).
Gerascophobia – fear of growing old or ageing (also known as being a woman).
Gynophobia – fear of women.
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia – fear of the number 666.
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia – fear of long words.
Lipophobia – fear/avoidance of fats in food (anorexia?).
Luposlipaphobia - fear of being pursued by timber wolves around a kitchen table while wearing socks on a newly waxed floor.
Nihilophobia - fear of nothingness.
Nomophobia – fear of being out of mobile phone contact.
Ombrophobia – avoidance of rain (fear of umbrellas?)
Paraskavedekatriaphobia, Paraskevidekatriaphobia, Friggatriskaidekaphobia – fear of Friday the 13th.
Panphobia – fear of everything or constantly afraid without knowing what is causing it.
Phagophobia – fear of swallowing.
Phobophobia – fear of having a phobia (Bravo!).
Somniphobia – fear of sleep.
Spectrophobia – fear of mirrors and one's own reflections (ouch).
Technophobia – fear of technology (how to survive in today's world?)
Telephone phobia - fear or reluctance of making or taking phone calls.
Triskaidekaphobia, Terdekaphobia – fear of the number 13.
Venustraphobia – fear of beautiful women.
Workplace phobia – fear of the work place (also called being normal).
Xenophobia – fear/dislike of foreigners (America? jk).
Zoophobia – a generic term for animal phobias (fear of zoos?).

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