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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
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite 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- 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.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Coulrophobia - clown fear
Aichmophobia - fear of knives and other sharp objects
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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.