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Thalassophobia (from Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa) ' sea ' and φόβος (phóbos) ' fear ') [1] is the persistent and intense fear of deep bodies of water, such as the ocean, seas, or lakes. Though related, thalassophobia should not be confused with aquaphobia, which is classified as the fear of water itself.
In common usage, they also form words that describe dislike or hatred of a particular thing or subject (e.g. homophobia). The suffix is antonymic to -phil-. For more information on the psychiatric side, including how psychiatry groups phobias such as agoraphobia, social phobia, or simple phobia, see phobia.
And there is quite the list of common phobias from A-Z that people can ... 144. Gynophobia: fear of adult women. H. 145. Halitophobia: fear of bad breath ... Thalassophobia: fear of being in the ...
The correct Greek-derived term for "water-fear" is hydrophobia, from ὕδωρ (hudōr), "water" [4] and φόβος (phobos), "fear". [5] However, this word has long been used in many languages, including English, to refer specifically to a symptom of later-stage rabies, which manifests itself in humans as difficulty in swallowing, fear when presented with liquids to drink, and an inability to ...
In “The Flip Side of Fear”, we look at some common phobias, like sharks and flying, but also bats, germs and strangers. We tried to identify the origin of these fears and why they continue to exist when logic tells us they shouldn’t.
As one of the most common phobias, aerophobia affects more than 25 million adults in the United States, according to the Cleveland Clinic. It most commonly affects people between ages 17 and 34 ...
Fear of surgery is common among young children. Christine Gorman, of Kids and Surgery, states "Surgery is scary enough for adults. But imagine what goes through the mind of a three-year-old when he sees a doctor or nurse all suited up and wearing a surgical mask: "It's a monster! It's got big eyes and no mouth!
Multi-partnered sex—be it between a couple and singles, multiple couples, or a group of singles—is becoming increasingly common, and the little research that exists about it has found it to ...