The Phobia List

[Cyntrox]

Found this page on the web, I must say it has given me quite a few laughs - Look at this for example:

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words. (Oh, the irony... I mean, was this made on purpose?)

Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers.

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666.

Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.

Phobophobia- Fear of phobias.

For the full list, go here:
http://www.phobialist.com/index.html

[Skasteri]

that site is sweet! never knew there were that many phobias, well i knew there were alot, but that many! WOW! :O

[jacquelinetm]

Originally Posted by Cyntrox

Found this page on the web, I must say it has given me quite a few laughs - Look at this for example:

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words. (Oh, the irony... I mean, was this made on purpose?)

(...snip...)

For the full list, go here:
http://www.phobialist.com/index.html

The name for the fear of long words is absolutely funny! Thanks for the link to the phobia site!

[BlackButterfly]

Originally Posted by Cyntrox

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words. (Oh, the irony... I mean, was this made on purpose?)

Yeah, a bit like the fact that "lisp" has an "s" in it.

I think the phobias that involve things you can't really do much about are hilarious.

Autophobia=fear of self

Trichophobia=fear of hair (often including one's own)

Chirophobia=fear of hands

Ommetaphobia=fear of eyes

Genuphobia=fear of knees (OK--you can cut off your hair, and pluck out your eyes; you can even cut off your hands, but your knees?!? Sorry buddy, you're screwed...)

Optophobia- Fear of opening one's eyes.

Phonophobia=Fear of noises or voices or one's own voice

Hygrophobia=fear of liquids, dampness, or moisture (...aaand you're extra-screwed.)