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  2. List of phobias - Wikipedia

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    a synonym for injury phobia: fear of having an injury: Trichophobia delusional fear of something in the roots of the hair that stops it from growing, [40] or fear of hair loss: Triskaidekaphobia, terdekaphobia fear of the number 13: Trypanophobia, belonephobia, enetophobia fear of needles or injections: Trypophobia

  3. Mysophobia - Wikipedia

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    Mysophobia, also known as verminophobia, germophobia, germaphobia, bacillophobia and bacteriophobia, is a pathological fear of contamination and germs. [1] It is classified as a type of specific phobia, meaning it is evaluated and diagnosed based on the experience of high levels of fear and anxiety beyond what is reasonable when exposed to or in anticipation of exposure to stimuli related to ...

  4. Phobia - Wikipedia

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    A phobia is an anxiety disorder, defined by an irrational, unrealistic, persistent and excessive fear of an object or situation. [7] [8] [9] [1] Phobias typically result in a rapid onset of fear and are usually present for more than six months. [1]

  5. Fear - Wikipedia

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    Fear is an unpleasant emotion that arises in response to perceived dangers or threats. Fear causes physiological and psychological changes. It may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat, commonly known as the fight-or-flight response. Extreme cases of fear can trigger an immobilized freeze ...

  6. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    to fail to do something through fear ("he's bottled out", "he bottled it") (slang) to attack somebody with a broken bottle (slang) container for liquids (the bottle) alcohol, heavy drinking (synecdochical slang) box a gift in a box, hence Boxing Day genital protector used in cricket (US similar: protective cup)

  7. Glossophobia - Wikipedia

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    Glossophobia or speech anxiety is the fear of public speaking. [1] The word glossophobia derives from the Greek γλῶσσα glossa (tongue) and φόβος phobos (fear or dread.) The causes of glossophobia are uncertain but explanations include communibiology and the illusion of transparency.

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  9. Oikophobia - Wikipedia

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    Oikophobia (Greek: oîkos, 'house, household' + phóbos, 'fear'; related to domatophobia and ecophobia [1]) is an aversion to a home environment, or an abnormal fear of one's home [2] and also a tendency to criticize or reject one's own culture and praise other cultures.