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The Ultimate List of Phobias and Fears

FEAROF — The Ultimate List of Phobias and Fears

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Top 100 Phobia List

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FEAROF Phobia List - The Ultimate List of Phobias and Fears

Explore our Top 100 phobias, from fear of spiders and heights to fear of success and time passing. Choose a number range below, or select a phobia to learn about its symptoms, causes and treatment.

The list includes clinical and informal terms. Some names describe symptoms or have broader social meanings. A name alone does not establish a diagnosis.

About the terms in this list

For example, photophobia usually means light sensitivity, and xenophobia can describe hostile attitudes toward people perceived as foreign. Anatidaephobia is a fictional name for the fear of being watched by a duck; the linked guide also discusses real fears of ducks and other birds. Some other labels are informal names rather than recognized diagnoses.

1–10

↑ Ranges
  1. ArachnophobiaFear of spiders
  2. OphidiophobiaFear of snakes
  3. AcrophobiaFear of heights
  4. AgoraphobiaFear of open or crowded spaces
  5. CynophobiaFear of dogs
  6. AstraphobiaFear of thunder and lightning
  7. ClaustrophobiaFear of small spaces
  8. MysophobiaFear of germs
  9. AerophobiaFear of flying
  10. TrypophobiaFear of holes

11–20

↑ Ranges
  1. CarcinophobiaFear of cancer
  2. ThanatophobiaFear of death
  3. GlossophobiaFear of public speaking
  4. MonophobiaFear of being alone
  5. AtychiphobiaFear of failure
  6. OrnithophobiaFear of birds
  7. AlektorophobiaFear of chickens
  8. EnochlophobiaFear of crowds
  9. AphenphosmphobiaFear of intimacy
  10. TrypanophobiaFear of needles

21–30

↑ Ranges
  1. AnthropophobiaFear of people
  2. AquaphobiaFear of water
  3. AutophobiaFear of being alone or isolated
  4. HemophobiaFear of blood
  5. GamophobiaFear of commitment
  6. HippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobiaFear of long words
  7. XenophobiaFear of strangers or foreigners
  8. VehophobiaFear of driving
  9. BasiphobiaFear of falling
  10. AchievemephobiaFear of success

31–40

↑ Ranges
  1. TheophobiaFear of God
  2. AilurophobiaFear of cats
  3. MetathesiophobiaFear of change
  4. GlobophobiaFear of balloons
  5. NyctophobiaFear of darkness
  6. AndrophobiaFear of men
  7. PhobophobiaFear of fear
  8. PhilophobiaFear of love
  9. TriskaidekaphobiaFear of the number 13
  10. EmetophobiaFear of vomiting

41–50

↑ Ranges
  1. GephyrophobiaFear of bridges
  2. EntomophobiaFear of bugs and insects
  3. LepidopterophobiaFear of butterflies
  4. PanophobiaFear of everything
  5. PodophobiaFear of feet
  6. ParaskevidekatriaphobiaFear of Friday the 13th
  7. SomniphobiaFear of sleep
  8. GynophobiaFear of women
  9. ApiphobiaFear of bees
  10. KoumpounophobiaFear of buttons

51–60

↑ Ranges
  1. AnatidaephobiaFear of ducks
  2. PyrophobiaFear of fire
  3. RanidaphobiaFear of frogs
  4. GaleophobiaFear of sharks
  5. AthazagoraphobiaFear of being forgotten
  6. KatsaridaphobiaFear of cockroaches
  7. IatrophobiaFear of doctors
  8. PediophobiaFear of dolls
  9. IchthyophobiaFear of fish
  10. AchondroplasiaphobiaFear of people with dwarfism

61–70

↑ Ranges
  1. MottephobiaFear of moths
  2. ZoophobiaFear of animals
  3. BananaphobiaFear of bananas
  4. SidonglobophobiaFear of cotton balls
  5. ScelerophobiaFear of crime
  6. CibophobiaFear of food
  7. PhasmophobiaFear of ghosts
  8. EquinophobiaFear of horses
  9. MusophobiaFear of mice or rats
  10. CatoptrophobiaFear of mirrors

71–80

↑ Ranges
  1. AgliophobiaFear of pain
  2. TokophobiaFear of pregnancy or childbirth
  3. TelephonophobiaFear of talking on the phone
  4. PogonophobiaFear of beards
  5. OmphalophobiaFear of belly buttons
  6. PseudodysphagiaFear of choking
  7. BathophobiaFear of depths
  8. CacomorphobiaFear of fat people
  9. GerascophobiaFear of getting old
  10. ChaetophobiaFear of hair

81–90

↑ Ranges
  1. NosocomephobiaFear of hospitals
  2. LigyrophobiaFear of loud noises
  3. DidaskaleinophobiaFear of school
  4. TechnophobiaFear of technology
  5. ChronophobiaFear of time passing
  6. SpheksophobiaFear of wasps
  7. ErgophobiaFear of work
  8. CoulrophobiaFear of clowns
  9. AllodoxaphobiaFear of opinions
  10. SamhainophobiaFear of Halloween

91–100

↑ Ranges
  1. PhotophobiaFear of light
  2. DisposophobiaFear of getting rid of possessions
  3. NumerophobiaFear of numbers
  4. OmbrophobiaFear of rain
  5. CoasterphobiaFear of roller coasters
  6. ThalassophobiaFear of the ocean
  7. ScoleciphobiaFear of worms
  8. KinemortophobiaFear of zombies
  9. MyrmecophobiaFear of ants
  10. TaphophobiaFear of being buried alive

When fear gets in the way

If fear is affecting your daily life, consider speaking with a qualified healthcare professional. You do not need to know the exact name of your fear to ask for support. Treatment can help manage phobia symptoms.

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Why FEAROF exists

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