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Truly Useless Observances for July 2026

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Twenty Found Phobias For The Fearful

Everybody got their phobia, make you cringe, like you're near a fear binge. We've put together a list of things some people have an uncontrollable, irrational, and lasting fear about. Our truly useless list contains content that some may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised.
  1. Arithmophobia
    • Fear of numbers - like, say, 20.
  2. Brontophobia
    • Fear of thunder and lightning. Very, very frightening. Galileo.
  3. Cainotophobia
    • Fear or hatred of new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations.
  4. Didaskaleinophobia
    • Fear of going to school.
  5. Ecophobia
    • Fear of one’s home.
  6. Frigophobia
    • Fear of becoming too cold.
  7. Gamophobia
    • Fear of marriage.
  8. Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
    • Fear of long words. Is it speaking or spelling them?
  9. Ichthyophobia
    • Fear of fish.
  10. Kakorrhaphiophobia
    • Fear of failure.
  11. Logophobia
    • Fear of words. And here are some more. Have you met the hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobes, by the way?
  12. Mysophobia
    • Fear of uncleanliness, dirt, or contamination.
  13. Neophobia
    • Fear of new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations.
  14. Ochlophobia
    • Fear of open spaces or crowds.
  15. Panophobia
    • Fear of everything.
  16. Scopophobia
    • Fear of being seen, or stared at.
  17. Toxicophobia
    • Fear of poisons or being poisoned.
  18. Vehophobia
    • Fear of driving.
  19. Xerophobia
    • Fear of dryness.
  20. Zoophobia
    • Fear of animals.

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