Phobias - A

Here is a list of all the different definitions for different kinds of phobias for information purposes. If you find a phobia that is not on this list, please e-mail me from the contact page

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  • Ablutophobia Fear of washing or bathing.
  • Acarophobia Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching.
  • Acerophobia Fear of sourness.
  • Achluophobia Fear of darkness.
  • Acousticophobia Fear of noise.
  • Acrophobia Fear of heights.
  • Aerophobia Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances.
  • Aeroacrophobia Fear of open high places.
  • Aeronausiphobia Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness.
  • Agateophobia Fear of insanity.
  • Agliophobia Fear of pain.
  • Agoraphobia Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. Fear of leaving a safe place.
  • Agraphobia Fear of sexual abuse.
  • Agrizoophobia Fear of wild animals.
  • Agyrophobia Fear of streets or crossing the street.
  • Aichmophobia Fear of needles or pointed objects.
  • Ailurophobia Fear of cats.
  • Albuminurophobia Fear of kidney disease.
  • Alektorophobia Fear of chickens.
  • Algophobia Fear of pain.
  • Alliumphobia Fear of garlic.
  • Allodoxaphobia Fear of opinions.
  • Altophobia Fear of heights.
  • Amathophobia Fear of dust.
  • Amaxophobia Fear of riding in a car.
  • Ambulophobia Fear of walking.
  • Amnesiphobia Fear of amnesia.
  • Amychophobia Fear of scratches or being scratched.
  • Anablephobia Fear of looking up.
  • Ancraophobia Fear of wind. (Anemophobia)
  • Androphobia Fear of men.
  • Anemophobia Fear of air drafts or wind.(Ancraophobia)
  • Anginophobia Fear of angina, choking or narrowness.
  • Anglophobia Fear of England or English culture, etc.
  • Angrophobia Fear of anger or of becoming angry.
  • Ankylophobia Fear of immobility of a joint.
  • Anthrophobia or Anthophobia Fear of flowers.
  • Anthropophobia Fear of people or society.
  • Antlophobia Fear of floods.
  • Anuptaphobia Fear of staying single.
  • Apeirophobia Fear of infinity.
  • Aphenphosmphobia Fear of being touched. (Haphephobia)
  • Apiphobia Fear of bees.
  • Apotemnophobia Fear of persons with amputations.
  • Arachibutyrophobia Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
  • Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia Fear of spiders.
  • Arithmophobia Fear of numbers.
  • Arrhenphobia Fear of men.
  • Arsonphobia Fear of fire.
  • Asthenophobia Fear of fainting or weakness.
  • Astraphobia or Astrapophobia Fear of thunder and lightning.(Ceraunophobia, Keraunophobia)
  • Astrophobia Fear of stars or celestial space.
  • Asymmetriphobia Fear of asymmetrical things.
  • Ataxiophobia Fear of ataxia. (muscular incoordination)
  • Ataxophobia Fear of disorder or untidiness.
  • Atelophobia Fear of imperfection.
  • Atephobia Fear of ruin or ruins.
  • Athazagoraphobia Fear of being forgotton or ignored or forgetting.
  • Atomosophobia Fear of atomic explosions.
  • Atychiphobia Fear of failure.
  • Aulophobia Fear of flutes.
  • Aurophobia Fear of gold.
  • Auroraphobia Fear of Northern lights.
  • Autodysomophobia Fear of one that has a vile odor.
  • Automatonophobia Fear of ventriloquist's dummies, animatronic creatures, wax statues - anything that falsly represents a sentient being.
  • Automysophobia Fear of being dirty.
  • Autophobia Fear of being alone or of oneself.
  • Aviophobia or Aviatophobia Fear of flying.
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