It is the fear of lightning and thunder and is common among children.
The fear of storms is known as astraphobia. It is a common anxiety disorder characterized by a persistent and irrational fear of thunderstorms. Treatment may involve therapy and medication to help manage symptoms.
Quote: "People who fear the sound of thunder suffer from a phobia called 'brontophobia' and the fear of lightning is called 'keraunophobia'."Fear of lightning can also be called astraphobia.
Brontophobia is not a weather but a fear. Brontophobia is the fear of lightning and thunder.
That is called Brontophobia.
Do you mean "brontophobia" and if so it's the fear of thunder.
about 19% of Americans has BRONTONPHOPIA AND about 15% of the World has it >
Astraphobia, Astrapophobia, Brontophobia or Keraunophobia.
The word brontophobia means an abnormal fear of thunder. It has nothing to do with dinosaurs, however, the dinosaur name brontosaurus means thunder lizard, so in both cases there is a linguistic link to thunder.
No it is not a fear of dinosuars, it is a fear of thunder and lighting !
Astraphobia is the fear of thunder or lightening.
There is no bronophobia. However, there is a brontophobia. Brontopobia is a severe fear of thunder that causes a person anxiety.
astraphobia or astrapophobiaActually astraphobia is fear of lightning and I have no idea what astrapophobia is fear of but the fear of thunder is Brontophobia
Astraphobia is the fear of thunder and lightning and lilasophobia is the fear of tornados and hurricanes. Brontophobia is the fear of thunder storms.
Try to introduce yourself to a thunderstorm. Walk out on the porch while a storm is going on. Whenever there's a thunderstorm, go out a little farther each time. If that doesn't help, therapy myght be needed.