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Phobias are one of the most common mental illnesses. The knowledge of important phobias lists is critical as the topic is covered under the general awareness section of various government exams and other competitive exams. Read the article to learn about the list of phobias.
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What is Phobia?
Phobia is a type of anxiety disorder. It is an irrational fear of some object or environment or something that is unlikely to cause any harm to the person. The word Phobia is derived from the Greek word ‘phobo’ which means horror or fear. The phobia typically results in a rapid onset of fear and is present for more than six months.
The Four Major Specific Phobia Categories
Phobias broadly fall under four categories as mentioned below:
- Fear related to Natural Environment (Astraphobia, Dendrophobia, Hydrophobia )
- Fear related to Animals (Batrachophobia, Cynophobia, Equinophobia)
- Fear related to Mutilation/ Medical Treatment (Trypanophobia, Dentophobia, Hemophobia)
- Fear related to Situations (Claustrophobia, Aerophobia, Glossophobia)
Here's the list of Phobias
| Sr. No. | Word of Phobia | Meaning |
| 1. | Acrophobia |
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| 2. | Aerophobia |
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| 3. | Autophobia |
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| 4. | Algophobia |
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| 5. | Altophobia |
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| 6. | Anorexia |
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| 7. | Agoraphobia |
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| 8. | Bathophobia |
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| 9. | Bibliophobia |
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| 10. | Cacophobia |
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| 11. | Centrophobia |
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| 12. | Cellophobia |
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| 13. | Chronophobia |
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| 14. | Cynophobia |
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| 15. | Claustrophobia |
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| 16. | Demonomania |
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| 17. | Dipsophobia |
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| 18. | Ergophobia |
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| 19. | Gamophobia |
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| 20. | Genophobia |
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Geraphobia |
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| 22. | Gnosiophobia |
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| 23. | Gynephobia |
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| 24. | Graphophobia |
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| 25. | Hodophobia |
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| 26. | Hedonophobia |
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| 27. | Hematophobia |
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| 28. | Logophobia |
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| 29. | Anemophobia |
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| 30. | Nyctophobia |
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| 31. | Pharmacophobia |
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| 32. | Thanatophobia |
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| 33. | Triskaidekaphobia |
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| 34. | Hydrophobia |
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| 35. | Phobophobia |
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| 36. | Agoraphobia |
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| 37. | Pedophobia |
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| 38. | Chionophobia |
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| 39. | Arithmopobia |
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| 40. | Iatrophobia |
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| 41. | Brontophobia |
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| 42. | Tachophobia |
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| 43. | Arachnophobia |
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| 44. | Anthophobia |
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| 45. | Hexakosioihexekkontahexaho |
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| 46. | Heliophobia |
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| 47. | Chorophobia |
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| 48. | Ablutophobia |
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| 49. | Dendrophobia |
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| 50. | Batrachophobia |
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| 51. | Cynophobia |
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| 52. | Equinophobia |
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| 53. | Trypanophobia |
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| 54. | Dentophobia |
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| 55. | Hemophobia |
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| 56. | Glossophobia |
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