OneWords-Related-To-Phobia
One Word Substitutions form an essential part of vocabulary List of some common one-word substitutions are given below
PHOBIA
Acrophobia
fear of high places
Aerophobia
fear of air,fear or strong dislike of flying : AVIOPHOBIA
Aero:aerospace aerodynamic aerobic aeroplane aerosol aeronautical
Aglophobia
fear of pain
Altiphobia
of altitude
other words: Altimeter altimetry
Ailurophobia
abnormal fear or loathing of cats
Amathophobia
fear of dust
Anorexia
fear of getting fat makes young girls, loss of appetite especially when prolonged
Agoraphobia
of public/place open
Agoraphobia
fear of facing the situation where escape is difficult
Androphobia
of males
Andr is root words means :same is man
eg:Android androgynous philanderer
Arachnophobia
pathological fear or loathing of arachnids and especially spiders
Autophobia
of solitude
Auto is root word means self Eg:Automatic automobile autonomous autobiography automotive
Bathophobia
of depths
Bibliophobia
of books
Bible is root of word of book: Bible bibliography bibliographic
Belonephobia
abnormal fear of sharp objects needles or scissors
Cacophobia
of ugliness
Catrophobia,iatrophobia
of doctors
Cellophobia
extreme fear about beauty
Chronophobia
of time
Chron is root word of time Eg: Chronology chronological chronometer chronographs chronic
Coulrophobia
an abnormal fear of clowns
Cynophobia
of dogs
Claustrophobia
of being confined to small place
Dipsophobia
of thirst
Dipsomania
morbid compulsion to drink
Demonomania
delusion of being under evil spirits
Entomophobia
of insects
Ent of the root word of insetcts:entomion,entomologist,entomology
Ergophobia
of work
Erythrophobia
morbid avoidance of the color red
Gamophobia
of marriage
Gam is root word of marriage
Eg:monogamy bigamy polygamy misogamy
Genophobia
of birth
Gen is root word of birth
Eg:Genesis generation
Geraphobia
of old age
Gnosiophobia
of knowledge
Graphophobia
of writing
Grap is root word of write
Graphics photography monography bibliography
Gynaephobia
of women
Gyn is root word of woman
Eg:Gynaecologist misogyny philogyny polygyny
Haemetophobia
of blood
Hedonophobia
of pleasure
Hydrophobia
of water
Kleptophobia
of stealing/thieves
Kleptomania
a compulsive desire to steal
Lipophobia
of getting fat
Logophobia
of study
Log is root word of talking
Eg:Monologue dialogue prologue epilogue
Logomania
mania for talking
Maieusiophobia
of childbirth
Metrophobia
of motherhood
melissophobia,apiphobia
intense fear or dislike of bees
Menemophobia
of old memories
Monophobia
of loneliness, of being alone
Mono is root word of one
Eg:Monopoly monograph monologue monochrome
Mysophobia
of filth, contamination
Magalomania
delusion about one's greatness
Nyctophobia
of darkness
Nocturnal
Ophthalmophobia
of eyes
Opth is root word of eye
Eg:Ophthalmologic Opthalmology ophthalmic
Ochlophobia
of crowds/mobs
Paedophobia
of children
Pathophobia
of disease sickness
Peniaphobia
of poverty/money problem
Pharmacophobia
of medicine
Phasmophobia
of ghosts
Pyrophobia
of fire
Thanatophobia
of death
Scelerophobia
of burglars
Satanophobia
an abnormal fear of Satan
Theophobia
of God
Taphephobia
fear of being buried alive
Toxicophobia
of poison
Triskaidekaphobia
of number thirteen
Theomania
a delusion that one is God
Xenophobia
of foreigners

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