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Different people react differently to various stimuli. While some people like the thrill of mountaineering, some others fear height. The term, which we use, for describing irrational and excessive fear is, ''. A person experiencing a phobia of something feels a deep sense of dread or panic on encountering their source of fear. Generally, there is something specific, like an object, place, phenomenon, etc. that gives rise to phobia. The examples of some most common phobias are aquaphobia, acrophobia, , etc. Read on to find out what these terms mean.

On the other hand, an undue inclination towards a specific object, place, thing, occurrence, etc. is termed as 'philia'. Below is a list of common phobias / / philias. Go through the list and try to remember as many terms as you can. In addition to improving your general knowledge, this list will also enhance your vocabulary.

List of Common Phobias, Manias and Philias:

PHOBIA/ / PHILIA MEANING Acousticophobia Fear of Noise Achluophobia OR Scotophobia Fear of Darkness Acrophobia Fear of Heights Aerophobia OR Aviophobia Fear of Flying Fear of Being in Open or Crowded Places Ailurophobia Fear of Cats Algophobia Fear of Pain Anglophobia Fear or Dislike of England and English People

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Apiphobia Fear of Bees Aquaphobia OR Hydrophobia Fear of Water Arachnophobia Fear of Spiders Arithmophobia OR Numerophobia Fear of Numbers Arrhenphobia OR Androphobia OR Fear of Men Hominophobia Astraphobia OR Tonitrophobia OR Fear of Thunder or Lightning Ceraunophobia OR Brontophobia Automysophobia Fear of Being Dirty Bibliomania Obsession for Books Cacophobia Fear of Ugliness Carcinophobia Fear of Cancer Catoptrophobia OR Spectrophobia Fear of Mirrors Chromophobia Fear of Colours Chronophobia Fear of Future and Passing Time Fear of Small/Confined Spaces Cynophobia Fear of Dogs Demophobia OR Enochlophobia Fear of Crowds or Mobs Electrophobia Fear of Electricity Entomophobia Fear of Bugs and Insects Gamophobia Fear of Marriage or Commitment Genophobia OR Coitophobia Fear of Sex Glossophobia Fear of Public Speaking Gynaecophobia Fear of Women Hamartophobia Fear of Sinning or Errors Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia Fear of Long Words Iatrophobia Fear of Doctors Ichthyophobia Fear of Fish Iophobia OR Toxiphobia Fear of Poison Katsaridaphobia Fear of Cockroaches

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Kleptomania Obsession to Steal Lalophobia Fear of Speaking Lepidopterophobia Fear of Butterflies Methyphobia OR Potophobia Fear of Alcohol Microphobia Fear of Small Things Monophobia Fear of Being Alone Mysophobia OR Verminophobia OR Fear of Germs Germophobia OR Bacillophobia Noctiphobia OR Nyctophobia Fear of Night Ophidiophobia Fear of Snakes Ornithophobia Fear of Birds Paedophilia Sexual Attraction towards Children Pediophobia Fear of Dolls Photophobia Fear of Light Pyromania Obsession with Fire Pyrophobia Fear of Fire Thanatophobia Fear of Death Theophobia Fear of God Thermophobia Fear of Heat Triskaidekaphobia Fear of Number 13 Trypophobia Fear of Holes Xenophobia Fear of the Unknown Zoophobia Fear of Animals

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