List of Important Phobias - For Bank, SSC and Railway Exams

LIST OF IMPORTANT PHOBIAS

Specially for WBSEDCL Office Executive, SSC CGL and UPSC Civil Servive

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Here is the Complete Lists of Important Phobias from which questions was generally asked in various Competitive Exams (i.e. SSC CGL, IBPS, RRB etc.). Go through this material. If you need this in PDF form just give us your valuable comments. This material is very essential for all Upcoming Competitive Exams. Go through it Properly. We will release PDF on this topic very soon.

Name of the Phobia	Fear of
Ophidiophobia	The fear of snakes - Phobics avoid certain cities because they have more snakes.
Cynophobia	The fear of dogs - This includes everything from small Poodles to large Great Danes.
Claustrophobia	The fear of small spaces like elevators, small rooms and other enclosed spaces.
Arachnophobia	The fear of spiders affects women four times more (48% women and 12% men).
Acrophobia	The fear of heights - Five percent of the general population suffer from this phobia
Agoraphobia	The fear of open or crowded spaces - People with this fear often won’t leave home.
Taphophobia	The fear of being buried alive by mistake and waking up in a coffin underground
Myrmecophobia	The fear of ants - Not as common as Arachnophobia, but may feel just as intense
Kinemortophobia	The fear of zombies - Being afraid that zombies attack and turn you into them
Thalassophobia	The fear of the ocean - Water, waves and unknown spaces.
Coasterphobia	The fear of roller coasters - Ever seen Final Destination 3?
Ombrophobia	The fear of rain - Many fear the rain due to stormy weather.
Numerophobia	The fear of numbers and the mere thought of calculations.
Disposophobia	The fear of getting rid of stuff triggers extreme hoarding.
Mysophobia	The fear of germs - It is also rightly termed as Germophobia or Bacterophobia.
Aerophobia	The fear of flying - 25 million Americans share a fear of flying.
Trypophobia	The fear of holes is an unusual but pretty common phobia.
Carcinophobia	The fear of cancer - People with this develop extreme diets.
Thanatophobia	The fear of death - Even talking about death can be hard.
Glossophobia	The fear of public speaking - Not being able to do speeches.
Monophobia	The fear of being alone - Even while eating and/or sleeping.
Atychiphobia	The fear of failure - It is the single greatest barrier to success.
Ornithophobia	The fear of birds - Individuals suffering from this may only fear certain species.
Alektorophobia	The fear of chickens - You may have this phobia if chickens make you panic.
Enochlophobia	The fear of crowds is closely related to Ochlophobia and Demophobia.
Aphenphosmphobia	The fear of intimacy - Fear of being touched and love.
Catoptrophobia	The fear of mirrors - Being afraid of what you might see.
Agliophobia	The fear of pain - Being afraid something painful will happen.
Tokophobia	The fear of pregnancy involves giving birth or having children.
Telephonophobia	The fear of talking on the phone - Phobias prefer texting.
Pogonophobia	The fear of beards or being scared of/around bearded men.
Omphalophobia	The fear of belly buttons - Touching and looking at navels.
Pseudodysphagia	The fear of choking often after a bad eating experience.
Bathophobia	The fear of depths can be anything associated with depth (lakes, tunnels, caves).
Cacomorphobia	The fear of fat people - Induced by the media. Affects some anorexics/bulimics.
Gerascophobia	The fear of getting old - Aging is the most natural thing, yet many of us fear it.
Technophobia	The fear of technology is often induced by culture/religion.
Emetophobia	The fear of vomiting and the fear of loss of your self-control.
Gephyrophobia	The fear of bridges and crossing even the smallest bridge.
Entomophobia	The fear of bugs and insects, also related to Acrophobia.
Lepidopterophobia	The fear of butterflies and often most winged insects.
Panophobia	The fear of everything or fear that terrible things will happen.
Podophobia	The fear of feet - Some people fear touching or looking at feet, even their own.
Paraskevidekatriaphobia	The fear of Friday the 13th - About 8% of Americans have this phobia.
Somniphobia	The fear of sleep - Being terrified of what might happen right after you fall asleep.
Gynophobia	The fear of women - May occur if you have unresolved mother issues.
Apiphobia	The fear of bees - Many people fear being stung by angry bees.
Sidonglobophobia	The fear of cotton balls or plastic foams. Oh that sound.
Phasmophobia	The fear of ghosts - AKA Spectrophobia. Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters!
Theophobia	The fear of God causes an irrational fear of God or religion.
Nyctophobia	The fear of darkness - Being afraid of the dark or the night is common for kids.
Gamophobia	The fear of commitment or sticking with someone to the end.
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia	The fear of long words - Believe it or not, it’s real.
Hemophobia	The fear of blood - Even the sight of blood can cause fainting.