Weird Phobias

[Skull Kid]

What phobias do you know that have weird names or meanings?

My ones are hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (a fear of long words) and Antidaephobia (a fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you).

Edit: I don't actually have these phobias, I'm sorry if that wasn't clear

Edit the second: If people are posting what their phobias are I might as well say that I have a fear of being inside a fast moving vehicle. Whenever a plane starts to take off I'm terrified of it crashing into something at the speed its going, same with cars and boats. Ah, just found Tachophobia- Fear of speed. on google - closest one I've found so I'm just going to leave it at that

 

[TerribleAssassin]

Anglophobia.


Fear of the British.


That honestly random..

 

[zehydra]

I don't know what its called, if anything, but I have an irrational fear of being a drive-by shooting victim every time a car passes me from behind.

Also, as a kid, I was afraid of flowers.

 

[Amphoteric]

Ironic how you are scared of the name for your phobia

 

[Amphoteric]

agrophobia is is bad is you live in a desert

 

[MajorKris]

When I'm driving, I can't stand being to close to the middle of the lanes and tend to stray to the right. ...I don't trust those people in the other lane...

 

[Picosaurus]

Also, as a kid, I was afraid of flowers.

I believe that is anthophobia

One I always found funny is Megalophobia the fear of large objects

 

[zhoominator]

One of my friends had a fear of sponges and spongey material. I have no idea what that is called.

 

[Julianking93]

Numerophobia is the only thing I can think of.

I have this odd fear of the number 5.

I can't have anything to do with 5. I hated being 5 feet tall throughout my early teen years (thank fuck I'm 6'1 now), I hate the hour 5, I hate the month of May (5th month) and I definitely can't have anything on me relating to 5.

 

[Sampsa]

Caligynephobia: The Fear of Beautiful Women. Though it's nor clear what is regarded beutiful and what is not.

 

[Rakkana]

My sisters afraid of feet. That amuses me to no end.

 

[Blue Musician]

Heliophobia.
Fear to the sun.
I have it to a certain degree.

 

[GodofDisaster]

I have a slight case of acrophobia but as for strange phobias.

I'll just use this as an example.

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

 

[Harlemura]

I can't remember what they're called but I know there's a fear of flutes and a fear of injustice.

I like the second one. It's the really cheesy superhero answer if you were to ask one what they were afraid of.
As for the flutes, I wonder if it's the sound a flute makes or the instrument itself. Could be both. Either way, I don't think I'd be able to be in the presence of someone with that phobia without laughing at them every five minutes.

 

[Disaster Button]

I don't know if it has a name but I have a phobia that makes me think the wall I'm leaning on is about to consume me if I stay there for too long.

For weird ones in general there is Porphyrophobia - fear of the colour purple. Selenophobia - fear of the moon. And Barophobia - fear of gravity.

 

[MrPop]

When I'm driving, I can't stand being to close to the middle of the lanes and tend to stray to the right. ...I don't trust those people in the other lane...

That's pretty much my mums driving. I can feel every drain and bump at the edge of the road on journeys.

 

[The Geek Lord]

One I always found funny is Megalophobia the fear of large objects

FFFF, you got Live-A-Live music stuck in my head, you jerk! God damn JRPGs and their god damn catchy music.

On topic, is there a name for the phobia of one day owning a physical copy of shitty, obscure Japanese horror games like ILLBLEED or D2?

 

[Not-here-anymore]

Numerophobia is the only thing I can think of.

I have this odd fear of the number 5.

I can't have anything to do with 5. I hated being 5 feet tall throughout my early teen years (thank fuck I'm 6'1 now), I hate the hour 5, I hate the month of May (5th month) and I definitely can't have anything on me relating to 5.

Then you'd hate me - I'm 5'5" tall, my birthday's in May, and I'm the oldest of 5 siblings. One of whom is about to turn 5.

Coulrophobia - fear of clowns. A perfectly rational fear to have!

pithikosophobia - Fear of monkeys. My other odd fear

 

[shadow741]

What phobias do you know that have weird names or meanings?

My ones are hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (a fear of long words) and Antidaephobia (a fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you).

You have a fear of long words, yet isn't hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia a long word? I'm afraid of little chip pieces getting stuck in my throat because they're sharp and might cut up my throat.

 

[Giest4life]

Anglophobia.


Fear of the British.


That honestly random..

America. It has it.