Phobias

List of Phobias

Phobias are intense, irrational fears that can significantly impact an individual's daily life. Understanding these fears can help in managing and overcoming them.

194 itemsUpdated Mar 13, 2026

This list compiles 198 named phobias, which are specific irrational fears recognized in psychology and psychiatry. It covers a wide range of fears, from common to rare, providing terminology used internationally to describe these conditions.

#	Name
1	philophobia fear of being in love and falling in love
2	cynophobia fear of dogs and canines
4	surdophobia
6	emetophobia Phobia of vomiting
7	hoplophobia aversion to weapons
8	acrophobia phobia specific to heights
9	arachnophobia fear of spiders and other arachnids
11	ailurophobia fear of cats
12	hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia aversion to the number 666 or "number of the beast"
13	cabin fever irritability and restlessness upon isolated confinement for a long period of time
14	autophobia specific phobia of isolation
15	anthropophobia pathological fear of people or human company
16	ophidiophobia Irrational fear of snakes
17	telephone phobia fear of making or taking phone calls
18	ornithophobia irrational fear of birds
19	aquaphobia persistent and abnormal fear of water
20	necrophobia irrational fear of dead things as well as things associated with death
21	blood phobia irrational fear of blood
22	tokophobia significant fear of childbirth
23	gymnophobia phobia for naked bodies
24	technophobia fear, discomfort, or aversion to advanced technology, especially computers
25	anti-Catholicism hostility towards Catholics and opposition to the Catholic Church
26	nomophobia fear of being out of cellular phone contact
27	coprophobia fear of or aversion to feces or defecation
28	hypnophobia fear of sleep
29	flying phobia fear of flying
30	fear of the dark common fear or phobia among children and, to a varying degree, adults
31	paruresis shy bladder syndrome
32	demophobia morbid fear of crowds or overcrowding
33	erythrophobia fear of blushing or the color red
34	halitophobia phobia
35	mysophobia pathological fear of contamination and germs
36	stage fright phobia
37	ablutophobia pathological fear of bathing, cleaning, or washing with water
38	gelotophobia type of social phobia consisting in the fear of being laughed at
39	gynophobia abnormal fear of women
40	phobophobia fear of phobias or having one
41	amychophobia excessive fear of scratches or being scratched
42	neophobia fear or dislike of new things
43	fear of ghosts Phasmophobia
44	osmophobia fear of odors
45	coulrophobia fear of clowns
46	taphophobia fear of being buried alive
47	aibohphobia fear of palindromes
48	Pseudodysphagia fear of swallowing or choking
49	algophobia fear of pain
50	astraphobia abnormal fear of thunder and lightning
51	digiphobia
52	ephebiphobia fear of youth
53	haphephobia rare specific phobia that involves the fear of touching or of being touched
54	pedophobia Fear of children
55	entomophobia fear for insects
56	anthophobia fear of flowers
57	fear of bees phobia of bees
58	aichmophobia fear of sharp objects
59	genophobia fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse
60	herpetophobia fear or aversion to reptiles
61	gerontophobia fear of growing old, or a hatred or fear of the elderly
62	phonophobia fear of or aversion to loud sounds
63	gamophobia fear of getting married or being in a relationship
64	agraphobia
65	glossophobia fear of public speaking or of speaking in general
66	erotophobia phobia
67	ergophobia abnormal and persistent fear of work or fear of finding employment
68	acarophobia fear of mites
69	anginophobia fear of choking
70	gephyrophobia specific phobia characterized by the fear of bridges
71	nosophobia specific phobia that involves an irrational fear of contracting a disease
72	hylophobia
73	nyctophobia fear of the dark
74	fear of fish fear of traditional and non traditional fishes
75	hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia fear of long words
76	nosocomephobia excessive fear of hospitals
77	pediophobia
78	fear of mice phobia
79	cibophobia fear of food
80	scopophobia fear of being seen or stared at by others
81	panphobia vague and persistent dread of some unknown evil
82	heliophobia morbid fear of sunlight or excessive sensitivity of the eyes to sunlight
83	death anxiety anxiety caused by thoughts of death
84	iatrophobia
85	acerophobia fear of sourness
86	aeroacrophobia
87	lipophobia
88	spectrophobia specific phobia involving a morbid fear of mirrors
89	thalassophobia fear of the sea or of sea travel
90	heptadecaphobia fear of the number 17 in some Mediterranean countries
91	phagophobia fear of swallowing
92	rupophobia fear of dirt or filth
93	galeophobia fear of sharks
94	fear of trains anxiety and fear associated with trains, railways and railway travel
95	staurophobia
96	teratophobia fear of monsters or giving birth to a monster
97	fear of crossing streets phobia that affects a person's ability to cross a street or roadway
98	hydrosophobia
99	fear of pregnancy
100	climacophobia fear of stairs
101	optophobia fear of opening one's eyes
102	capiophobia
103	Biophobia
104	myrmecophobia fear of ants
105	fear of frogs phobia known as frog phobia or ranidaphobia
106	vermiphobia fear of worms
107	agrizoophobia fear of wild animals
108	automatonophobia fear of human-like figures, such as mannequins, wax figures, statues, dummies, animatronics, or robots.
109	cephalgiaphobia fear of headaches
110	chronophobia fear of being trapped in a future of boredom
111	cyberphobia fear of computers
112	decidophobia fear of decision making
113	equinophobia psychological fear of horses
114	chiroptophobia fear of bats
115	fear of falling natural fear typical of most humans and mammals
116	foreign language anxiety feeling of unease and insecurity experienced in learning or using a foreign language
117	frigophobia fear of becoming too cold
118	genuphobia fear of one's own knees or someone else's knees or the act of kneeling
119	gerascophobia abnormal, incessant fear and repulsion of growing older due to loss of health and ability
120	caligynephobia fear of beautiful women
121	aporophobia fear or hostility towards poor people
122	bogyphobia fear of the bogeyman
123	chrysophobia fear of the color gold
124	geliophobia fear of laughter
125	scolionophobia fear of school
126	mycophobia
127	fear of success Fear of success or realizing potential
128	injury phobia abnormal, pathological fear of having an injury
129	sexophobia fear of sexual organs or sexual activities and, in a larger sense, the fear of sexuality
130	hypengyophobia
131	medication phobia fear of the use of pharmacological treatments
132	social stigma of obesity weight prejudice
133	oikophobia Aversion to one's home or homeland
134	pornophobia
135	pyrophobia fear of fire
136	range anxiety fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach the destination
137	stygiophobia fear of hell
138	chromophobia Fear or aversion of colors
139	ligyrophobia phobia
140	ancraophobia extreme fear of wind or drafts
141	philematophobia fear of kissing
142	oneirophobia fear of dreams
143	opioidophobia reluctance to the use of opioid analgesics
144	ecclesiophobia fear of religious buildings
145	Ipovlopsychophobia
146	pogonophobia fear of beards
147	pselaphobia fear of touching certain object
148	barophobia fear of gravity
149	spheksophobia fear of wasps
150	eisoptrophobia fear of mirrors or seeing one's reflection
152	chionophobia fear of snow
153	papyrophobia fear of paper
154	bibliophobia fear or hatred of books
155	aversion to happiness People wanting to deliberately avoid positive emotions and / or happiness
156	coimetrophobia fear of cemeteries
157	demonophobia fear of demons
158	toxiphobia fear of poisons and being poisoned
159	lilapsophobia abnormal fear of tornadoes or hurricanes
160	harpaxophobia
161	mechanophobia fear of machines
162	abyssophobia
163	logophobia fear of certain words
164	hedonophobia fear or aversion to obtaining pleasure
165	iconophobia aversion to images, especially religious icons
166	eurotophobia aversion to or dislike of female genitalia
167	Iophobia
168	centrophobia
169	potamophobia
170	e-commerce fear fear of online shopping
171	papaphobia fear of pope
172	ostraconophobia fear of shellfish
173	mageirocophobia fear of cooking
174	metallophobia fear of metal
175	xylophobia
176	lachanophobia fear of vegetables
177	anuptophobia
178	hodophobia fear of travel
179	Endophobia aversion towards one's own ethnic group
180	seismophobia
181	whorephobia fear of and discrimination against sex workers
182	peniaphobia fear of being poor
183	cacophobia fear of ugliness
184	gayphobia fear, dislike, or hatred of gay men or male homosexuality
185	fear of hunger
186	xanthophobia fear of, or aversion to, the color yellow
187	capnophobia fear of smoking or cigaret smoke
188	athazagoraphobia fear of forgetting someone or something, especially a fear of being forgotten or ignored
189	submechanophobia fear of submerged man-made objects
190	dystychiphobia fear of accidents
191	mentophobia resistance to the idea of animal consciousness
192	ambulophobia fear of walking or standing
193	dipsophobia fear of alcohol
194	Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia humorous term for the fear of long words
197	electrophobia fear of electricity
198	bathmophobia fear of stairs
199	claustrophobia
200	agoraphobia

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 13, 2026.

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