Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Phobia names.?

What are the following phobias called: fear of clowns, needles and sharp objects? Another thing is being afarid of any sharp objects such as scissors and needles the same thing or are there different names for all? Any help would be highly appreciated =]

6 Answers

Relevance
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Coulrophobia is the fear of clowns

    Aichmophobia is the fear of sharp objects

    Belonephobia is the fear of needles

    and just for fun,

    Xanthophobia is the fear of the colour yellow

  • 1 decade ago

    Coulrophobia - Clowns

    Aichmophobia - Fear of Needles or pointed objects

    x

  • 1 decade ago

    Coulrophobia- Fear of clowns.

    Aichmophobia- Fear of needles or pointed objects.

    Belonephobia- Fear of pins and needles. (Aichmophobia)

    Fear of needles/sharp objects is subtly different.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Coulrophobia - clown fear

    Aichmophobia - fear of knives and other sharp objects

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    1

    Source(s): Toothache Remedies http:/teres.info/ToothPainRelief
  • 1 decade ago

    ALL HAIL WIKIPEDIA!

    Acrophobia, Altophobia — fear of heights.

    Agoraphobia — fear of a place or event where escape is impossible or when help is unavailable.

    Algophobia — fear of pain.

    Anthropophobia, fear of people or being in a company, a form of social phobia

    Aquaphobia, Hydrophobia — fear of water

    Astraphobia, Astrapophobia, Brontophobia, Keraunophobia — fear of thunder, lightning and storms; especially common in young children.

    Autophobia — fear of being alone.

    Aviophobia, Aviatophobia — fear of flying.

    Bacillophobia, Bacteriophobia, Microbiophobia — fear of microbes and bacteria.

    Cibophobia, Sitophobia — aversion to food, synonymous to Anorexia nervosa.

    Claustrophobia — fear of confined spaces.

    Coulrophobia — fear of clowns (not restricted to evil clowns).

    Dental phobia, Dentophobia, Odontophobia — fear of dentists and dental procedures.

    Dysmorphophobia, or body dysmorphic disorder — a phobic obsession with a real or imaginary body defect.

    Emetophobia — fear of vomiting.

    Ergasiophobia, Ergophobia — fear of work or functioning, or a surgeon's fear of operating.

    Erotophobia — fear of sexual love or sexual questions.

    Erythrophobia — pathological blushing.

    Gephyrophobia — fear of bridges

    Genophobia, Coitophobia — fear of sexual intercourse.

    Glossophobia — fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak.

    Gymnophobia — fear of nudity.

    Gynophobia — fear of women

    Heliophobia — fear of sunlight.

    Hemophobia, Haemophobia — fear of blood.

    Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia — fear of the number 666.

    Hoplophobia — fear of firearms (guns).

    Lalophobia, Laliophobia — fear of having to speak or others speaking.

    Ligyrophobia - fear of loud noises.

    Mysophobia — fear of germs, contamination or dirt.

    Necrophobia — fear of death, the dead.

    Neophobia, Cainophobia, Cainotophobia, Cenophobia, Centophobia, Kainolophobia, Kainophobia — fear of newness, novelty.

    Nosophobia — fear of contracting a disease

    Nyctophobia, Achluophobia, Lygophobia, Scotophobia — fear of darkness.

    Osmophobia, Olfactophobia — fear of smells.

    Paraskavedekatriaphobia, Paraskevidekatriaphobia, Friggatriskaidekaphobia — fear of Friday the 13th.

    Panphobia — fear of everything or constantly afraid without knowing what is causing it

    Phonophobia — fear of loud sounds.

    Pyrophobia — fear of fire.

    Radiophobia — fear of radioactivity or X-rays.

    Sociophobia — fear/dislike of society or people in general (see also "sociopath").

    Taphophobia — fear of the grave, or fear of being placed in a grave while still alive.

    Technophobia — fear of technology (see also Luddite).

    Tetraphobia — fear of the number 4.

    Tokophobia — fear of childbirth.

    Triskaidekaphobia, Terdekaphobia — fear of the number 13.

    Trypanophobia, Aichmophobia, Belonephobia, Enetophobia — fear of needles or injections

    Xenophobia — fear of strangers, foreigners, or aliens.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.