Unit 3 Fears Flashcards
Phobia
an abnormal, persistent, and intense fear of situations, objects, activities, of persons.
Acrophobia—fear of heights
—fear of heights
Agoraphobia
—fear of public places
Arachnophobia
—fear of spiders
Claustrophobia
—fear of small spaces
Dentophobia
—fear of the dentist
Hypnophobia
—fear of sleep
Necrophobia
—fear of death or dead things
Panophobia
—fear of everything
Pyrophobia
fear of fire
Sophophobia
—fear of learning
Thermophobia
fear of heat
logy:
study the field of
Example:
Biology, Technology
-ite:
one connected with
Examples:
Unite, Satellite
-ia:
state of, or act Hysteria, Anesthesia
-ic:
having to do with; pertaining to
Epidemic, Metric
-ism:
belief in; practice of
Patriotism, Optimism