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The fear of museums is "musiaphobia"
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Why is a fear known as a phobia?
A fear is known as a phobia because it can become serious where a doctor or councilor has to get involved
What phobia is the fear of thorns?
The fear of thorns falls under the phobia concerning sharp or "pointy" objects, known as aichmophobia. This phobia is sometimes known as belonephobia or enetophobia. The fear itself, however, mostly refers to the fear of needle-like objects.
What phobia is the fear of sharks?
It is normal to be afraid of a scary animal in person, but when you feel fear when looking at a picture of the animal, that is a phobia. The fear of sharks is known as selachophobia.
What is the name for a speech phobia?
The fear of speaking in public, or speech phobia, is also known as Glossophobia.
What phobia is the phobia of flying?
This fear is known by several names: Pteromerhanophobia, Aviaphobia, Aviaotophobia, and Aerophobia.
What phobia is the fear of superstitious things and insects?
Entomophobia also known as Insectophobia Is the fear of insects.There really isn't a particular phobia that is the fear of superstition, But Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 13.
What phobia is the fear of door knobs?
The fear of door knobs is known as ostiumtractophobia. A phobia is an irrational fear of a situation or object that causes extreme distress in some people. A phobia is considered a type of anxiety disorder.
What phobia is the fear of good news?
Euphobia is the name of the phobia relating to the fear of good news or hearing good news
What phobia is the fear of light?
Photophobia is the name of the phobia relating to the fear of light -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No, actually Photophobia is the SENSITIVITY to light. The fear of light is known as, Heliophobia, "Fear of sunlight." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Its "Eosophobia" Heliophobia is Fear of the sun.
What phobia is the fear of forests?
AnswerXylophobia, also known as hylophobia.
What phobia is the fear of gore?
There is no specific phobia for gore; or at least to my knowledge. The closest phobia that would fall into that category would be hemophobia, which is the fear of blood. [Is also known as hemaphobia and hematophobia.]
What is the name of phobia to heights?
The fear of heights is known as acrophobia.
