Phobias

Phobias

A phobia (from the Greek: φόβος,phóbos, meaning "fear" or "morbid fear") is defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding despite the fear, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational.

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Murophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Fear of mice and rats is one of the most common specific phobias. It is sometimes referred to as musophobia (from Latin mus for "mouse") or murophobia (a coinage from the taxonomic adjective "murine" ...

Ophidiophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Ophidiophobia or ophiophobia is a particular type of specific phobia, the abnormal fear of snakes. Fear of snakes is sometimes called by a more general term, herpetophobia, fear of reptiles and/or ...

Ornithophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Ornithophobia is a type of specific phobia, an abnormal, irrational fear of birds.

Technophobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Technophobia is the fear or dislike of advanced technology or complex devices, especially computers

Tetraphobia

Psychiatry; Phobias

Tetraphobia is an aversion to or fear of the number 4. It is a superstition most common in East Asian regions such as mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea.