phobo-, phob-, -phobia, -phobias, -phobe, -phobiac, -phobist, -phobic, -phobism, -phobous +
(Greek: fear, extreme fear of; morbid, excessive, irrational fear, or terror of something or someone; however, sometimes this Greek element means a strong dislike or hatred for something or someone)
entonophobia
An overly anxious fear of ticks.
eosophobia
An abnormal fear of the dawn; a depression caused by a fear of the dawn; in some cases, because some people are afraid of being seen by others.
epistaxiophobia
A phobia of having a nosebleed for fear of bleeding to death or an anxiety when seeing others with a bleeding nose.
When seeing anyone with a nose bleed, a phobiac may have a lowering of blood pressure, a reduction of breathing rate, and a feeling of weakness or even a fainting spell.
equinophobia
An abnormal fear of horses, perhaps resulting from the sight of such a powerful animal up close.
ergasiophobia, ergasophobia
An excessive fear or hatred of work.
It is also sometimes a reference to the fear of surgical operations.
ergophobia
A fear of work related to anxieties about perfectionism, and anxiety about possible failure in one’s efforts to perform a task properly.
erotophobia
1. In psychiatry, an aversion to sex, including avoidance or denial of sexual feelings; sexual aversion disorder.
2. An excessive fear of sexual feelings and their physical expressions.
erythrocyanosis
A condition seen in young girls and women following prolonged exposure to cold, characterized by a slight swelling and a blue or pink tint of the skin of the lower limbs (legs and feet).
erythrophobia, erytophobia, ereuthophobia
1. An excessive, or irrational, fear of the color red or of blushing with a distressing tendency to blush frequently.
2. Hypersensitivity to the color red, often accompanied by an abnormal fear of blood or
hematophobia.
Red screams danger or at the very least inconvenience and annoyance. It's no
wonder we do our best to avoid it. Red ink is a sign of trouble in business. Red light stops us in our tracks. Who wants to be caught red-handed?
—Anu Garg
esodophobia
A fear of losing one’s virginity or its loss by some other person.
euphobia
An abnormal fear of hearing good news which may be related to the fear of gaiety, laughter, or of having success.
eurotophobia
An abnormal fear of female genitals which may have an adverse affect on both women and men.
febriphobia
An excessive fear of having a fever.
felinophobia
An abnormal fear or hatred of cats.
feminophobia
An abnormal or intense fear of women .
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