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)


pantaphobia
Lacking fear, having no fear; an abnormal fearlessness.

Lacking fear even in a very dangerous situation.
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Having no fear in certain circumstances could be fatal!

Pantaphobia can be a dangerous condition in which there is absolutely no fear of anything; broken down as panto- (all, every) and a- (no, not) + phobia (fear). It can lead to a careless life style resulting in a shorter span of existence.

The antonyms (opposites) of pantaphobia, or terms that indicate an excessive or abnormal fear of everything, include such words as: panphobia, panophobia, and pantophobia.

papaphobia
A fear of the pope or the papacy.
paphophobia
An uncontrolled dread of graves.
papyrophobia
The dread or excessive fear of paper.
paralipophobia, paraliphobia
A fear of the neglect or omission of some duty, obligation, responsibility, or a fear of having some kind of responsibility.
paraphobia
A moderate fear, especially one which a person can control with reasoning.
parasitophobia
An irrational dread of parasites.
parthenophobia
An abnormal fear of young girls (virgins) or of their company.
paterophobia, patrophobia
A dread or fear regarding the Fathers (of the early Church).
patroiophobia
An excessive fear of heredity. Many people fear that their children will inherit deformities or mental disorders that have been present in their family.
peccatiphobia, peccatophobia
An excessive fear of sinning or of wrongdoing.
pediculophobia, phthiriophobia
An abnormal fear of lice; a morbid fear of being infestated with lice.
pediophobia, pediphobia, pediaphobia, pedophobia
An abnormal terror or fear of infants, dolls, or young children.
peladophobia
A morbid fear of becoming bald or of bald people.
peniaphobia
An exaggerated fear, or morbid fear, of being in a state of poverty.

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