Most Common Phobias

Question 1

Beards

Answer 1

Pogonophobia (“pogon” = beard)

Question 2

Germs

Answer 2

Bacillophobia (“bacillo” = fear)

Question 3

Needles

Answer 3

Belonephobia (“belon” = needle)

Question 4

Snakes

Answer 4

Ophidiophobia (“ophis” = snake)

Question 5

Milk

Answer 5

Lactophobia (“lacte” = milk)

Question 6

Heights

Answer 6

Acrophobia (“akron” = summit)

Question 7

Crowds

Answer 7

Demophobia (“demo” = people)

Question 8

Death

Answer 8

Thanatophobia (“thanatos” = death)

Question 9

Lightning

Answer 9

Keraunphobia (“keraunos” = lightning)

Question 10

Elevators

Answer 10

Related to claustrophobia (“claustrum” = closing)

Question 11

Puppets

Answer 11

Pupaphobia (“pupa” = doll)

Question 12

Disorder

Answer 12

Ataxophobia (“a” = no; “taxo” = order)

Question 13

Dark

Answer 13

Achluphobia (“achluo” = darken)

Question 14

Enclosed

Answer 14

Cleithrophobia (“cleithro” = shut or close)

Question 15

The Number “13”

Answer 15

Triskadeccaphobia (“treis” = three; “decca” = ten)

Question 16

Spiders

Answer 16

Arachnophobia (“arachnid” = spider)

Question 17

Riding a car

Answer 17

Amaxophobia (“amaxo” = vehicle/wagon)

Question 18

Dirt

Answer 18

Mysophobia (“mysos” = filth)

Question 19

Fire

Answer 19

Pyrophobia (“pyro” = fire)

Question 20

Mushrooms

Answer 20

Mycophobia (“myco” = mushrooms)

Question 21

Noises

Answer 21

Phonophobia (“phono” = sound)

Question 22

Touching

Answer 22

Aphephobia (“aphe” = touch)

Question 23

Monkeys

Answer 23

Pithikosophobia

Question 24

Beautiful women

Answer 24

Caligynephobia (“cali” = beautiful; “gyne” = woman)

Question 25

Imperfection

Answer 25

Atelophobia (“atelo” = perfect)

Question 26

Dogs

Answer 26

Cynophobia (“cyno” = dog)

Question 27

Cats

Answer 27

Ailurophobia (“ailuros” = cat)

Question 28

Flying

Answer 28

Aviophobia (“avio” = plane)