Here’s the list of 531 phobias in English along with the description. Use the “Search” field to filter the list based on your input.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| Bacillophobia | Fear of microbes. |
| Bacteriophobia | Fear of bacteria. |
| Ballistophobia | Fear of missiles or bullets. |
| Bolshephobia | Fear of Bolsheviks. |
| Barophobia | Fear of gravity. |
| Basophobia or Basiphobia | Inability to stand. Fear of walking or falling. |
| Bathmophobia | Fear of stairs or steep slopes. |
| Bathophobia | Fear of depth. |
| Batophobia | Fear of heights or being close to high buildings. |
| Batrachophobia | Fear of amphibians, such as frogs, newts, salamanders, etc. |
| Belonephobia | Fear of pins and needles. (Aichmophobia) |
| Bibliophobia | Fear of books. |
| Blennophobia | Fear of slime. |
| Bogyphobia | Fear of bogeys or the bogeyman. |
| Botanophobia | Fear of plants. |
| Bromidrosiphobia or Bromidrophobia | Fear of body smells. |
| Brontophobia | Fear of thunder and lightning. |
| Bufonophobia | Fear of toads. |
| Cacophobia | Fear of ugliness. |
| Cainophobia or Cainotophobia | Fear of newness, novelty. |
| Caligynephobia | Fear of beautiful women. |
| Cancerophobia or Carcinophobia | Fear of cancer. |
| Cardiophobia | Fear of the heart. |
| Carnophobia | Fear of meat. |
| Catagelophobia | Fear of being ridiculed. |
| Catapedaphobia | Fear of jumping from high and low places. |
| Cathisophobia | Fear of sitting. |
| Catoptrophobia | Fear of mirrors. |
| Cenophobia or Centophobia | Fear of new things or ideas. |
| Ceraunophobia or Keraunophobia | Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia) |
| Chaetophobia | Fear of hair. |
| Cheimaphobia or Cheimatophobia | Fear of cold.(Frigophobia, Psychophobia) |
| Chemophobia | Fear of chemicals or working with chemicals. |
| Cherophobia | Fear of gaiety. |
| Chionophobia | Fear of snow. |
| Chiraptophobia | Fear of being touched. |
| Chirophobia | Fear of hands. |
| Cholerophobia | Fear of anger or the fear of cholera. |
| Chorophobia | Fear of dancing. |
| Chrometophobia or Chrematophobia | Fear of money. |
| Chromophobia or Chromatophobia | Fear of colors. |
| Chronophobia | Fear of time. |
| Chronomentrophobia | Fear of clocks. |
| Cibophobia | Fear of food.(Sitophobia, Sitiophobia) |
| Claustrophobia | Fear of confined spaces. |
| Cleithrophobia or Cleisiophobia | Fear of being locked in an enclosed place. |
| Cleptophobia | Fear of stealing. |
| Climacophobia | Fear of stairs, climbing, or of falling downstairs. |
| Clinophobia | Fear of going to bed. |
| Clithrophobia or Cleithrophobia | Fear of being enclosed. |
| Cnidophobia | Fear of stings. |
| Cometophobia | Fear of comets. |
| Coimetrophobia | Fear of cemeteries. |
| Coitophobia | Fear of coitus. |
| Contreltophobia | Fear of sexual abuse. |
| Coprastasophobia | Fear of constipation. |
| Coprophobia | Fear of feces. |
| Coulrophobia | Fear of clowns. |
| Counterphobia | The preference by a phobic for fearful situations. |
| Cremnophobia | Fear of precipices. |
| Cryophobia | Fear of extreme cold, ice or frost. |
| Crystallophobia | Fear of crystals or glass. |
| Cyberphobia | Fear of computers or working on a computer. |
| Cyclophobia | Fear of bicycles. |
| Cymophobia or Kymophobia | Fear of waves or wave like motions. |
| Cynophobia | Fear of dogs or rabies. |
| Cypridophobia or Cypriphobia or Cyprianophobia or Cyprinophobia | Fear of prostitutes or venereal disease. |
| Decidophobia | Fear of making decisions. |
| Defecaloesiophobia | Fear of painful bowels movements. |
| Deipnophobia | Fear of dining or dinner conversations. |
| Dementophobia | Fear of insanity. |
| Demonophobia or Daemonophobia | Fear of demons. |
| Demophobia | Fear of crowds. (Agoraphobia) |
| Dendrophobia | Fear of trees. |
| Dentophobia | Fear of dentists. |
| Dermatophobia | Fear of skin lesions. |
| Dermatosiophobia or Dermatophobia or Dermatopathophobia | Fear of skin disease. |
| Dextrophobia | Fear of objects at the right side of the body. |
| Diabetophobia | Fear of diabetes. |
| Didaskaleinophobia | Fear of going to school. |
| Dikephobia | Fear of justice. |
| Dinophobia | Fear of dizziness or whirlpools. |
| Diplophobia | Fear of double vision. |
| Dipsophobia | Fear of drinking. |
| Dishabiliophobia | Fear of undressing in front of someone. |
| Domatophobia | Fear of houses or being in a house.(Eicophobia, Oikophobia) |
| Doraphobia | Fear of fur or skins of animals. |
| Doxophobia | Fear of expressing opinions or of receiving praise. |
| Dromophobia | Fear of crossing streets. |
| Dutchphobia | Fear of the Dutch. |
| Dysmorphophobia | Fear of deformity. |
| Dystychiphobia | Fear of accidents. |
| Ecclesiophobia | Fear of church. |
| Ecophobia | Fear of home. |
| Eicophobia | Fear of home surroundings.(Domatophobia, Oikophobia) |
| Eisoptrophobia | Fear of mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror. |
| Electrophobia | Fear of electricity. |
| Eleutherophobia | Fear of freedom. |
| Elurophobia | Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia) |
| Emetophobia | Fear of vomiting. |
| Enetophobia | Fear of pins. |
| Enochlophobia | Fear of crowds. |
| Enosiophobia or Enissophobia | Fear of having committed an unpardonable sin or of criticism. |
| Entomophobia | Fear of insects. |
| Eosophobia | Fear of dawn or daylight. |
| Ephebiphobia | Fear of teenagers. |
| Epistaxiophobia | Fear of nosebleeds. |
| Epistemophobia | Fear of knowledge. |
| Equinophobia | Fear of horses. |
| Eremophobia | Fear of being oneself or of lonliness. |
| Ereuthrophobia | Fear of blushing. |
| Ergasiophobia | 1) Fear of work or functioning. 2) Surgeon's fear of operating. |
| Ergophobia | Fear of work. |
| Erotophobia | Fear of sexual love or sexual questions. |
| Euphobia | Fear of hearing good news. |
| Eurotophobia | Fear of female genitalia. |
| Erythrophobia or Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia | 1) Fear of redlights. 2) Blushing. 3) Red. |
| Febriphobia or Fibriphobia or Fibriophobia | Fear of fever. |
| Felinophobia | Fear of cats. (Ailurophobia, Elurophobia, Galeophobia, Gatophobia) |
| Francophobia | Fear of France or French culture. (Gallophobia, Galiophobia) |
| Frigophobia | Fear of cold or cold things.(Cheimaphobia, Cheimatophobia, Psychrophobia) |
| Galeophobia or Gatophobia | Fear of cats. |
| Gallophobia or Galiophobia | Fear France or French culture. (Francophobia) |
| Gamophobia | Fear of marriage. |
| Geliophobia | Fear of laughter. |
| Geniophobia | Fear of chins. |
| Genophobia | Fear of sex. |
| Genuphobia | Fear of knees. |
| Gephyrophobia or Gephydrophobia or Gephysrophobia | Fear of crossing bridges. |
| Germanophobia | Fear of Germany or German culture. |
| Gerascophobia | Fear of growing old. |
| Gerontophobia | Fear of old people or of growing old. |
| Geumaphobia or Geumophobia | Fear of taste. |
| Glossophobia | Fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak. |
| Gnosiophobia | Fear of knowledge. |
| Graphophobia | Fear of writing or handwriting. |
| Gymnophobia | Fear of nudity. |
| Gynephobia or Gynophobia | Fear of women. |
| Hadephobia | Fear of hell. |
| Hagiophobia | Fear of saints or holy things. |
| Hamartophobia | Fear of sinning. |
| Haphephobia or Haptephobia | Fear of being touched. |
| Harpaxophobia | Fear of being robbed. |
| Hedonophobia | Fear of feeling pleasure. |
| Heliophobia | Fear of the sun. |
| Hellenologophobia | Fear of Greek terms or complex scientific terminology. |
| Helminthophobia | Fear of being infested with worms. |
| Hemophobia or Hemaphobia or Hematophobia | Fear of blood. |
| Heresyphobia or Hereiophobia | Fear of challenges to official doctrine or of radical deviation. |
| Herpetophobia | Fear of reptiles or creepy, crawly things. |
| Heterophobia | Fear of the opposite sex. (Sexophobia) |
| Hierophobia | Fear of priests or sacred things. |
| Hippophobia | Fear of horses. |
| Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia | Fear of long words. |
| Hobophobia | Fear of bums or beggars. |
| Hodophobia | Fear of road travel. |
| Hormephobia | Fear of shock. |
| Homichlophobia | Fear of fog. |
| Homilophobia | Fear of sermons. |
| Hominophobia | Fear of men. |
| Homophobia | Fear of sameness, monotony or of homosexuality or of becoming homosexual. |
| Hoplophobia | Fear of firearms. |
| Hydrargyophobia | Fear of mercurial medicines. |
| Hydrophobia | Fear of water or of rabies. |
| Hydrophobophobia | Fear of rabies. |
| Hyelophobia or Hyalophobia | Fear of glass. |
| Hygrophobia | Fear of liquids, dampness, or moisture. |
| Hylephobia | Fear of materialism or the fear of epilepsy. |
| Hylophobia | Fear of forests. |
| Hypengyophobia or Hypegiaphobia | Fear of responsibility. |
| Hypnophobia | Fear of sleep or of being hypnotized. |
| Hypsiphobia | Fear of height. |
| latrophobia | Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors. |
| Ichthyophobia | Fear of fish. |
| Ideophobia | Fear of ideas. |
| Illyngophobia | Fear of vertigo or feeling dizzy when looking down, |
| lophobia | Fear of poison. |
| Insectophobia | Fear of insects. |
| Isolophobia | Fear of solitude, being alone. |
| Isopterophobia | Fear of termites, insects that eat wood. |
| Ithyphallophobia | Fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect penis. |
| Japanophobia | Fear of Japanese. |
| Judeophobia | Fear of Jews. |
| Kainolophobia or Kainophobia | Fear of anything new, novelty. |
| Kakorrhaphiophobia | Fear of failure or defeat. |
| Katagelophobia | Fear of ridicule. |
| Kathisophobia | Fear of sitting down. |
| Kenophobia | Fear of voids or empty spaces. |
| Keraunophobia or Ceraunophobia | Fear of thunder and lightning.(Astraphobia, Astrapophobia) |
| Kinetophobia or Kinesophobia | Fear of movement or motion. |
| Kleptophobia | Fear of stealing. |
| Koinoniphobia | Fear of rooms. |
| Kolpophobia | Fear of genitals, particularly female. |
| Kopophobia | Fear of fatigue. |
| Koniophobia | Fear of dust. (Amathophobia) |
| Kosmikophobia | Fear of cosmic phenomenon. |
| Kymophobia | Fear of waves. (Cymophobia) |
| Kynophobia | Fear of rabies. |
| Kyphophobia | Fear of stooping. |
| Lachanophobia | Fear of vegetables. |
| Laliophobia or Lalophobia | Fear of speaking. |
| Leprophobia or Lepraphobia | Fear of leprosy. |
| Leukophobia | Fear of the color white. |
| Levophobia | Fear of things to the left side of the body. |
| Ligyrophobia | Fear of loud noises. |
| Lilapsophobia | Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes. |
| Limnophobia | Fear of lakes. |
| Linonophobia | Fear of string. |
| Liticaphobia | Fear of lawsuits. |
| Lockiophobia | Fear of childbirth. |
| Logizomechanophobia | Fear of computers. |
| Logophobia | Fear of words. |
| Luiphobia | Fear of lues, syphillis. |
| Lutraphobia | Fear of otters. |
| Lygophobia | Fear of darkness. |
| Lyssophobia | Fear of rabies or of becoming mad. |
| Macrophobia | Fear of long waits. |
| Mageirocophobia | Fear of cooking. |
| Maieusiophobia | Fear of childbirth. |
| Malaxophobia | Fear of love play. (Sarmassophobia) |
| Maniaphobia | Fear of insanity. |
| Mastigophobia | Fear of punishment. |
| Mechanophobia | Fear of machines. |
| Medomalacuphobia | Fear of losing an erection. |
| Medorthophobia | Fear of an erect penis. |
| Megalophobia | Fear of large things. |
| Melissophobia | Fear of bees. |
| Melanophobia | Fear of the color black. |
| Melophobia | Fear or hatred of music. |
| Meningitophobia | Fear of brain disease. |
| Menophobia | Fear of menstruation. |
| Merinthophobia | Fear of being bound or tied up. |
| Metallophobia | Fear of metal. |
| Metathesiophobia | Fear of changes. |
| Meteorophobia | Fear of meteors. |
| Methyphobia | Fear of alcohol. |
| Metrophobia | Fear or hatred of poetry. |
| Microbiophobia | Fear of microbes. (Bacillophobia) |
| Microphobia | Fear of small things. |
| Misophobia or Mysophobia | Fear of being contaminated with dirt or germs. |
| Mnemophobia | Fear of memories. |
| Molysmophobia or Molysomophobia | Fear of dirt or contamination. |
| Monophobia | Fear of solitude or being alone. |
| Monopathophobia | Fear of definite disease. |
| Motorphobia | Fear of automobiles. |
| Mottephobia | Fear of moths. |
| Musophobia or Muriphobia | Fear of mice. |
| Mycophobia | Fear or aversion to mushrooms. |
| Mycrophobia | Fear of small things. |
| Myctophobia | Fear of darkness. |
| Myrmecophobia | Fear of ants. |
| Mythophobia | Fear of myths or stories or false statements. |
| Myxophobia | Fear of slime. (Blennophobia) |
| Nebulaphobia | Fear of fog. (Homichlophobia) |
| Necrophobia | Fear of death or dead things. |
| Nelophobia | Fear of glass. |
| Neopharmaphobia | Fear of new drugs. |
| Neophobia | Fear of anything new. |
| Nephophobia | Fear of clouds. |
| Noctiphobia | Fear of the night. |
| Nomatophobia | Fear of names. |
| Nosocomephobia | Fear of hospitals. |
| Nosophobia or Nosemaphobia | Fear of becoming ill. |
| Nostophobia | Fear of returning home. |
| Novercaphobia | Fear of your step-mother. |
| Nucleomituphobia | Fear of nuclear weapons. |
| Nudophobia | Fear of nudity. |
| Numerophobia | Fear of numbers. |
| Nyctohylophobia | Fear of dark wooded areas or of forests at night |
| Nyctophobia | Fear of the dark or of night. |
| Obesophobia | Fear of gaining weight.(Pocrescophobia) |
| Ochlophobia | Fear of crowds or mobs. |
| Ochophobia | Fear of vehicles. |
| Octophobia | Fear of the figure 8. |
| Odontophobia | Fear of teeth or dental surgery. |
| Odynophobia or Odynephobia | Fear of pain. (Algophobia) |
| Oenophobia | Fear of wines. |
| Oikophobia | Fear of home surroundings, house.(Domatophobia, Eicophobia) |
| Olfactophobia | Fear of smells. |
| Ombrophobia | Fear of rain or of being rained on. |
| Ommetaphobia or Ommatophobia | Fear of eyes. |
| Oneirophobia | Fear of dreams. |
| Oneirogmophobia | Fear of wet dreams. |
| Onomatophobia | Fear of hearing a certain word or of names. |
| Ophidiophobia | Fear of snakes. (Snakephobia) |
| Ophthalmophobia | Fear of being stared at. |
| Opiophobia | Fear medical doctors experience of prescribing needed pain medications for patients. |
| Optophobia | Fear of opening one's eyes. |
| Ornithophobia | Fear of birds. |
| Orthophobia | Fear of property. |
| Osmophobia or Osphresiophobia | Fear of smells or odors. |
| Ostraconophobia | Fear of shellfish. |
| Ouranophobia or Uranophobia | Fear of heaven. |
| Pagophobia | Fear of ice or frost. |
| Panthophobia | Fear of suffering and disease. |
| Panophobia or Pantophobia | Fear of everything. |
| Papaphobia | Fear of the Pope. |
| Papyrophobia | Fear of paper. |
| Paralipophobia | Fear of neglecting duty or responsibility. |
| Paraphobia | Fear of sexual perversion. |
| Parasitophobia | Fear of parasites. |
| Paraskavedekatriaphobia | Fear of Friday the 13th. |
| Parthenophobia | Fear of virgins or young girls. |
| Pathophobia | Fear of disease. |
| Patroiophobia | Fear of heredity. |
| Parturiphobia | Fear of childbirth. |
| Peccatophobia | Fear of sinning or imaginary crimes. |
| Pediculophobia | Fear of lice. |
| Pediophobia | Fear of dolls. |
| Pedophobia | Fear of children. |
| Peladophobia | Fear of bald people. |
| Pellagrophobia | Fear of pellagra. |
| Peniaphobia | Fear of poverty. |
| Pentheraphobia | Fear of mother-in-law. |
| Phagophobia | Fear of swallowing or of eating or of being eaten. |
| Phalacrophobia | Fear of becoming bald. |
| Phallophobia | Fear of a penis, esp erect. |
| Pharmacophobia | Fear of taking medicine. |
| Phasmophobia | Fear of ghosts. |
| Phengophobia | Fear of daylight or sunshine. |
| Philemaphobia or Philematophobia | Fear of kissing. |
| Philophobia | Fear of falling in love or being in love. |
| Philosophobia | Fear of philosophy. |
| Phobophobia | Fear of phobias. |
| Photoaugliaphobia | Fear of glaring lights. |
| Photophobia | Fear of light. |
| Phonophobia | Fear of noises or voices or one's own voice; of telephones. |
| Phronemophobia | Fear of thinking. |
| Phthiriophobia | Fear of lice. (Pediculophobia) |
| Phthisiophobia | Fear of tuberculosis. |
| Placophobia | Fear of tombstones. |
| Plutophobia | Fear of wealth. |
| Pluviophobia | Fear of rain or of being rained on. |
| Pneumatiphobia | Fear of spirits. |
| Pnigophobia or Pnigerophobia | Fear of choking of being smothered. |
| Pocrescophobia | Fear of gaining weight. (Obesophobia) |
| Pogonophobia | Fear of beards. |
| Poliosophobia | Fear of contracting poliomyelitis. |
| Politicophobia | Fear or abnormal dislike of politicians. |
| Polyphobia | Fear of many things. |
| Poinephobia | Fear of punishment. |
| Ponophobia | Fear of overworking or of pain. |
| Porphyrophobia | Fear of the color purple. |
| Potamophobia | Fear of rivers or running water. |
| Potophobia | Fear of alcohol. |
| Pharmacophobia | Fear of drugs. |
| Proctophobia | Fear of rectums. |
| Prosophobia | Fear of progress. |
| Psellismophobia | Fear of stuttering. |
| Psychophobia | Fear of mind. |
| Psychrophobia | Fear of cold. |
| Pteromerhanophobia | Fear of flying. |
| Pteronophobia | Fear of being tickled by feathers. |
| Pupaphobia | Fear of puppets. |
| Pyrexiophobia | Fear of Fever. |
| Pyrophobia | Fear of fire. |
| Radiophobia | Fear of radiation, x-rays |
| Ranidaphobia | Fear of frogs. |
| Rectophobia | Fear of rectum or rectal diseases. |
| Rhabdophobia | Fear of being severely punished or beaten by a rod, or of being severely criticized. Also fear of magic.(wand) |
| Rhypophobia | Fear of defecation. |
| Rhytiphobia | Fear of getting wrinkles. |
| Rupophobia | Fear of dirt. |
| Russophobia | Fear of Russians. |
| Samhainophobia | Fear of Flalloween. |
| Sarmassophobia | Fear of love play. (Malaxophobia) |
| Satanophobia | Fear of Satan. |
| Scabiophobia | Fear of scabies. |
| Scatophobia | Fear of fecal matter. |
| Scelerophibia | Fear of bad men, burglars. |
| Sciophobia Sciaphobia | Fear of shadows. |
| Scoleciphobia | Fear of worms. |
| Scolionophobia | Fear of school. |
| Scopophobia or Scoptophobia | Fear of being seen or stared at. |
| Scotomaphobia | Fear of blindness in visual field. |
| Scotophobia | Fear of darkness. (Achluophobia) |
| Scriptophobia | Fear of writing in public. |
| Selachophobia | Fear of sharks. |
| Selaphobia | Fear of light flashes. |
| Selenophobia | Fear of the moon. |
| Seplophobia | Fear of decaying matter. |
| Sesquipedalophobia | Fear of long words. |
| Sexophobia | Fear of the opposite sex. (Heterophobia) |
| Siderodromophobia | Fear of trains, railroads or train travel. |
| Siderophobia | Fear of stars. |
| Sinistrophobia | Fear of things to the left or left-handed |
| Sinophobia | Fear of Chinese, Chinese culture. |
| Sitophobia or Sitiophobia | Fear of food or eating. (Cibophobia) |
| Snakephobia | Fear of snakes. (Ophidiophobia) |
| Soceraphobia | Fear of parents-in-law. |
| Social Phobia | Fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations. |
| Sociophobia | Fear of society or people in general. |
| Somniphobia | Fear of sleep. |
| Sophophobia | Fear of learning. |
| Soteriophobia | Fear of dependence on others. |
| Spacephobia | Fear of outer space. |
| Spectrophobia | Fear of specters or ghosts. |
| Spermatophobia or Spermophobia | Fear of germs. |
| Spheksophobia | Fear of wasps. |
| Stasibasiphobia or Stasiphobia | Fear of standing or walking. (Ambulophobia) |
| Staurophobia | Fear of crosses or the crucifix. |
| Stenophobia | Fear of narrow things or places. |
| Stygiophobia or Stigiophobia | Fear of hell. |
| Suriphobia | Fear of mice. |
| Symbolophobia | Fear of symbolism. |
| Symmetrophobia | Fear of symmetry. |
| Syngenesophobia | Fear of relatives. |
| Syphilophobia | Fear of syphilis. |
| Tachophobia | Fear of speed. |
| Taeniophobia orTeniophobia | Fear of tapeworms. |
| Taphephobia Taphophobia | Fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries. |
| Tapinophobia | Fear of being contagious. |
| Taurophobia | Fear of bulls. |
| Technophobia | Fear of technology. |
| Teleophobia | 1) Fear of definite plans. 2) Religious ceremony. |
| Telephonophobia | Fear of telephones. |
| Teratophobia | Fear of bearing a deformed child or fear of monsters or deformed people. |
| Testophobia | Fear of taking tests. |
| Tetanophobia | Fear of lockjaw, tetanus. |
| Teutophobia | Fear of German or German things. |
| Textophobia | Fear of certain fabrics. |
| Thaasophobia | Fear of sitting. |
| Thalassophobia | Fear of the sea. |
| Thanatophobia or Thantophobia | Fear of death or dying. |
| Theatrophobia | Fear of theatres. |
| Theologicophobia | Fear of theology. |
| Theophobia | Fear of gods or religion. |
| Thermophobia | Fear of heat. |
| Tocophobia | Fear of pregnancy or childbirth. |
| Tomophobia | Fear of surgical operations. |
| Tonitrophobia | Fear of thunder. |
| Topophobia | Fear of certain places or situations, such as stage fright. |
| Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia | Fear of poison or of being accidently poisoned. |
| Traumatophobia | Fear of injury. |
| Tremophobia | Fear of trembling. |
| Trichinophobia | Fear of trichinosis. |
| Trichopathophobia orTrichophobia | Fear of hair. (Chaetophobia, Hypertrichophobia) |
| Triskaidekaphobia | Fear of the number 13. |
| Tropophobia | Fear of moving or making changes. |
| Trypanophobia | Fear of injections. |
| Tuberculophobia | Fear of tuberculosis. |
| Tyrannophobia | Fear of tyrants. |
| Uranophobia or Ouranophobia | Fear of heaven. |
| Urophobia | Fear of urine or urinating. |
| Vaccinophobia | Fear of vaccination. |
| Venustraphobia | Fear of beautiful women. |
| Verbophobia | Fear of words. |
| Verminophobia | Fear of germs. |
| Vestiphobia | Fear of clothing. |
| Virginitiphobia | Fear of rape. |
| Vitricophobia | Fear of step-father. |
| Walloonphobia | Fear of the Walloons. |
| Wiccaphobia | Fear of witches and witchcraft. |
| Xanthophobia | Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow. |
| Xenoglossophobia | Fear of foreign languages. |
| Xenophobia | Fear of strangers or foreigners. |
| Xerophobia | Fear of dryness. |
| Xylophobia | 1) Fear of wooden objects. 2) Forests. |
| Xyrophobia | Fear of razors. |
| Zelophobia | Fear of jealousy. |
| Zeusophobia | Fear of God or gods. |
| Zemmiphobia | Fear of the great mole rat. |
| Zoophobia | Fear of animals. |