Yes, time to put the fears behind us. This is the final selection of curious and sometimes amusing fears and phobias that affect some people. Irrational but very real to them. Irrational and very silly to the rest of us.
So here we go, ‘T’ thru ‘Z’.
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Tachophobia ……….fear of speed.
Taijin Kyofusho ……….a phobia which occurs most typically in Japan, is the fear of offending others by one’s inappropriate social behavior or appearance
Taeniophobia or Taeniophobia ……….fear of tapeworms.
Taphephobia Taphophobia ……….fear of being buried alive or of cemeteries.
Tapinophobia ……….fear of being contagious.
Taurophobia ……….fear of bulls.
Technophobia ……….fear of technology.
Teleophobia ……….fear of 1) definite plans; 2) religious ceremony.
Telephonophobia ……….fear of telephones.
Teratophobia ……….fear of bearing a deformed child or fear of monsters or deformed people.
Testophobia ……….fear of taking tests.
Tetanophobia ……….fear of lockjaw, tetanus.
Teutophobia ……….fear of German or German things.
Textophobia ……….fear of certain fabrics.
Thaasophobia ……….fear of sitting.
Thalassophobia ……….fear of the sea.
Thanatophobia or Thantophobia ……….fear of death or dying.
Theatrophobia ……….fear of theatres.
Theologicophobia ……….fear of theology.
Theophobia ……….fear of gods or religion.
Thermophobia ……….fear of heat.
Tocophobia ……….fear of pregnancy or childbirth.
Tomophobia ……….fear of surgical operations.
Tonitrophobia ……….fear of thunder.
Topophobia ……….fear of certain places or situations, such as stage fright.
Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia ……….fear of poison or of being accidently poisoned.
Traumatophobia ……….fear of injury.
Tremophobia ……….fear of trembling.
Trichinophobia ……….fear of trichinosis.
Trichopathophobia or Trichophobia ……….fear of hair. (Chaetophobia, Hypertrichophobia)
Triskaidekaphobia ……….fear of the number 13.
Tropophobia ……….fear of moving or making changes.
Trypanophobia ……….fear of injections.
Tuberculophobia ……….fear of tuberculosis.
Turophobia ……….fear of cheese
Tyrannophobia ……….fear of tyrants.
Uranophobia or Ouranophobia ……….fear of heaven.
Urophobia ……….fear of urine or urinating.
Vaccinophobia ……….fear of vaccination.
Venereophobia ……….fear of catching a venereal disease.
Venustraphobia ……….fear of beautiful women.
Verbophobia ……….fear of words.
Verminophobia ……….fear of germs.
Vespertiliophobia ……….fear of bats.
Vestiphobia ……….fear of clothing.
Virginitiphobia ……….fear of virgins.
Virginitiphobia ……….fear of rape.
Vitricophobia ……….fear of step-father.
Vokephobia ……….fear of returning home.
Walloonphobia ……….fear of the Walloons.
Wiccaphobia ……….fear of witches and witchcraft.
Xanthophobia ……….fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
Xeniaphobia ……….fear of foreign doctors, usually having to do with strong foreign accents making it difficult to understand their English. Also, if travelling in a foreign country, the fear that doctors may have inadequate medical skills.
Xenodochiophobia ……….fear of foreign hotels that could include the fear that there won’t be soap, the kind of toilet paper that you like, clean towels, or good maid service.
Xenoglossophobia ……….fear of foreign languages.
Xenonosocomiophobia ……….fear of foreigners who are pick-pockets.
Xenophobia ……….fear of strangers or foreigners.
Xerophobia ……….fear of dryness.
Xeroxophobia ……….fear of using anything made by Xerox, or fear of office equipment in general.
Xylophobia ……….fear of 1) wooden objects; 2) Forests.
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