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)
phobiology
The study of phobias.
phobism
Constituting an excessive fear of or a morbid, unexplained terror of something.
phobodipsia
An excessive fear of drinking or of excessive drinking (alcohol, for example).
phobogenic, phobogenous
Something that is induced or caused by fear.
phobologophobia
An aversion to or dislike of phobia words. A phobia about phobic words or a fear of phobia words.
phobophobia
An irrational dread of fear itself or of one’s own fears.
phobotactic
1. A fear of arrangement or order.
2. Avoidance reaction of a motile organism.
phobotaxis
1. A fear of arrangement or order.
2. In biology, an avoidance reaction of a motile organism.
phonophobia
1. A fear of speaking or of one's own voice; which may be due to the pain caused by speaking, as with certain organic disorders.
2. An excessive or abnormal fear of noise, sounds, or of speaking out loud.
3. A fear of the telephone.
photaugiaphobia
1. A pathological fear of light being directed upon the eyes.
2. An abnormal intolerance of light glare.
photaugiophobia
An abnormal, pathological fear of light, especially glaring lights, directed upon one’s eyes which may cause photalgia (pain caused by light shining in the eyes).
photophobia, photophobic
1. An excessive fear of and avoidance of light; painful sensitivity to light, especially visually.
2. In botany, the tendency to thrive in reduced light, as with certain plants.
3. Intolerant of, or avoiding, conditions of full light.
photophobotaxis, photophobotactic
In biology, a response of an organism to a temporal change in light intensity.
It is positive when stimulated by a decrease in light intensity and negative when stimulated by an increase.
phronemophobia
An abnormal fear of thinking or of having an embarrassing thought.
phthiriophobia; pediculophobia
An intense fear of lice or of being infestated with lice.
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