Weird Phobias

Joshua W. (New Zealand)
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  1. triskaidekaphobia
    a morbid fear of the number 13
  2. acousticophobia
    a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice
  3. gynophobia
    a morbid fear of women
  4. androphobia
    a morbid fear of men
  5. school phobia
    a child's sudden fear of attending school
  6. phobophobia
    a morbid fear of developing a phobia
  7. automysophobia
    a morbid fear of being dirty
  8. cyberphobia
    irrational fear of computers or technology
  9. neophobia
    a morbid fear of novelty
  10. phonophobia
    a morbid fear of sounds including your own voice
  11. technophobia
    dislike for new technology
  12. zoophobia
    a morbid fear of animals
  13. mysophobia
    a morbid fear of dirt or contamination
  14. musophobia
    a morbid fear of mice
  15. agoraphobia
    a morbid fear of open spaces
Created on Wed Aug 27 01:10:02 EDT 2008 (updated Mon Mar 22 16:22:11 EDT 2010)

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