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You're scared of what? Common phobias

Word List with 18 words
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arachnophobia
an abnormal fear of spiders.
ophidiophobia
a fear of snakes.
acrophobia
n
a pathological fear of heights.
agoraphobia
an abnormal fear of being in crowds, public places, or open areas.
cynophobia
an irrational fear of dogs
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trypanophobia
a fear of injections or shots.
mysophobia
n
a dread of dirt or filth.
claustrophobia
n
an abnormal fear of being in enclosed or narrow places.
carcinophobia
a fear of getting cancer.
necrophobia
an abnormal fear of death.
astraphobia
n
an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
nyctophobia
n
an abnormal fear of night or darkness.
nosophobia
n
an abnormal fear of disease.
chionophobia
a fear of snow.
panphobia
a fear of everything.
coulrophobia
an abnormal fear of clowns.
mastigophobia
a fear of being punished.
algophobia
n
an abnormal dread of pain.

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