What is phobia? A post by Gayathridevi M
Do you know what a phobia is? It is a strong unreasonable fear about something. Eg : He has a phobia about flying. It is quite funny and interesting to find words using the word 'phobia' as a suffix ( an addition at the end of words to coin new words). Here are a few words which denotes the fear of certain things.
Arachanophobia: fear of spider
Arthrophobia : fear of human beings
Barophobia : fear about gravity
Bathophobia: fear about depth
Cynophobia : fear of dog
Ecophobia : Fear towards ecology
Golsophobia : stage fear
Globophobia : balloon fear
Hemophobia : blood fear
Ornethophobia : fear towards birds
Ombrophobia : fear towards rain
Physophobia : fear towards fire
Pediophobia. Fear towards dolls
Thanatophobia : fear towards dead
Thalassophobia : fear towards sea
Vehophobia : fear towards vehicles
Zoophobia. Fear towards animals
Think whether you can add more to the list.
Posted by Group 3, XI B
Arachanophobia: fear of spider
Arthrophobia : fear of human beings
Barophobia : fear about gravity
Bathophobia: fear about depth
Cynophobia : fear of dog
Ecophobia : Fear towards ecology
Golsophobia : stage fear
Globophobia : balloon fear
Hemophobia : blood fear
Hydrophobia: Fear towards water
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliphobia ---fear towards largest words
Lachanophobia : fear of Vegetables
Nyctophobia : fear towards darkness Ornethophobia : fear towards birds
Ombrophobia : fear towards rain
Physophobia : fear towards fire
Pediophobia. Fear towards dolls
Thanatophobia : fear towards dead
Thalassophobia : fear towards sea
Vehophobia : fear towards vehicles
Zoophobia. Fear towards animals
Think whether you can add more to the list.
Posted by Group 3, XI B