What is the word for fear of hippos?
medicinenet.com calls it simply "hippophobia" but actually that is the fear of horses so you might want to check it out but if it helps zoophobia is the fear of animals..
What phobia is the fear of chicken bones?
The phobia of chickens is Alektorophobia. It works for both a fear of roosters and of chickens in general.
*note: The supervisor of this category has a rooster named Alektorophobia see Bio page
A fear of hair. --ANSWER-- Trichopathophobia - note the correct spelling
This is extreme anxiety and fear about the growth, colour or diseases of hair, and is not just a fear of hair.
What is phobia of foxes called?
There is no actual phobia of foxes. A phobia is an irrational fear of something, so the suffix must be -phobia. On the other hand, the Greek for fox is "αλεπού" (alepou), whereas the Latin is "vulpes". Saying this, either Alepou- or Vulpo- must be the prefix. Inducting this, we can conclude that the supposed phobia of foxes is called Alepouphobia, or Vulpophobia. There is no definite answer, so i can't give you a real answer, other than that.
What phobia is the fear of liquids dampness or moisture?
Hygrophobia is the name of the phobia related to the fear of moisture, liquids or dampness.
Hippopotomonstrosesqippedaliophobia is the fear of long words
which is funny because the phobia is a long word!
Who said people fear what they do not understand?
There are many reasons why people fear something. Maybe as a child they had a bad experience with something. but, yes, some people are afraid of what they do not understand. That is the reason some people are afraid of the dark.
That's also the reason I'm afraid of quadratic equations.
Is there a name for a fear of pulling out teeth?
Both dentophobia and odontophobia relate to the fear of dentistry and receiving dental care.
Is there such thing as a phobia of the number eight?
Your question asks what the phobia of a fear is (X-phobia-phobia): the PHOBIA OF THE FEAR of the number eight would be octophobia-phobia.
The fear of the number eight would simply be octophobia.
What percent of Americans have a phobia?
Fear of horses is known as equinophobia. The exact number of people who have it is unknown. There are some notable people who have it including Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Eric Berry.
Is there such a thing as Holeophobia?
Yes, the fear of holes is a real phobia.
This phobia is called Trypophobia. Those who suffer from it tend to avoid things like sponges and honeycomb.
What is the name for fear of rocks?
I think it's petraphobia. I'm unsure, but petra is latin for rocks, so I would guess if the phobia had a name, it would be that one.
What do they call a fear of doorways?
Agoraphobia.
*Agoraphobia is the fear of the open doors not the fear of open doors.
Arachibutyrophobia is a fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of one's mouth.
What is the phobia called when your afraid to sing?
Psallophobia - Greek Root
Decantophobia - Latin Root
Adophobia - Greek Root (Ancient)
How do you overcome HIV phobia?
Well, developing a stomach for blood, or getting over hemophobia, is like toning a muscle. You CAN get used to it after often exposure. Another option is hypnotherapy so that your eyes send a different message to your brain about what you're seeing. However, if you do have hemophobia, I wouldn't suggest looking for work as a surgeon.
What is the fear of the sea called?
Mermaids don't exist, though given that phobias are generally irrational, such a fear may exist. There doesn't appear to be an official term for it, probably because such a fear would be rare, however internet searches offer sirenophobia and nereiphobia as suggestions.
What does fear of emotionally attached called?
This would probably be called fear of emotional intimacy with another person.
Why are people are afraid of puppets?
really puppets back then use to be a use of scarying away ghost and evil darkness. and it entertand the gods and rulers. sometimes the thought of a puppet being used for that is kined of scary and un enjoyable.
What is the phobia of farts called?
There is not one for fart, but the phobia of smells is Olfactophobia.