Entomophobia: The Fear of Insects
I hated cockroaches as a little girl. I would cringe or jump on the bed at the mere…
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Zoophobia: The Fear of Animals
Zoophobia is the fear of animals. It is one of the many types of specific phobias and can…
Ranidaphobia: The Fear of Frogs
What do you hate most about frogs? Do their slimy bodies make you feel irritated? Maybe it is…
Alektorophobia: The Fear of Chickens
Alektorophobia is a rare condition that is characterized by the intense fear of chickens. The word ‘Alektorophobia” was…
Selachophobia: The Fear of Sharks
There are so many fears in people’s lives. People are afraid of so many things. For instance, we…
Bufonophobia: The Fear of Toads
Bufonophobia is seen as an irrational fear of toads. Bufonophobia is a fear that can easily be triggered…
Chiroptophobia: The Fear of Bats
Fear of bats is formerly known as Chiroptophobia. This is the extreme and irrational fear of bats. Persons…
Ailurophobia: The Fear of Cats
Ailurophobia is said to be an excessive fear of cats; this fear is strong enough to give its…
Carnophobia: The Fear of Meat
The term “Carnophobia” originated from the combination of the Latin word “Carno” which means “meat” and the Greek…
Scoleciphobia: The Fear of Worms
Scoleciphobia is a kind of phobia. Other names like Vermiphobia and Helminthophobia are some of the closely related…