phobo-, phob-, -phobia, -phobias, -phobe, -phobiac, -phobist, -phobic, -phobism, -phobous +

1. An abnormal fear of having amnesia or loss of memory. This fear is now commonly related to the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
2. There are two basic types of amnesia that people fear:

1. A morbid fear of being lacerated, scratched, or clawed.
2. An excessive fear of being scratched particularly by cats, dogs, puppies, and kittens.

For those who have severe allergic reactions to animal scratches, animal hair, or fleas, the fear is justified.

An excessive fear of looking up at high places.

These phobics avoid looking up at the tops of tall buildings in cities and at the tops of mountains while in the country.

The phobic of heights becomes overwhelmingly uncomfortable and fearful, sometimes having symptoms associated with panic attacks; such as, palpitations, sweating, dizziness, and difficulty in breathing.

An excessive fear or hatred of men that may be a result of unpleasant experiences with men or because of some particular characteristics of men. Such a phobic will try to avoid situations where men are present.

1. An abnormal fear of drafts, winds, cyclones, hurricanes, etc.

Some of these phobics have such fears when the weather changes; such as, when dark clouds appear or at times when they can hear the wind.
2. In biology, intolerant or incapable of surviving the exposure to wind.

1. An extreme anxiety of choking or painful constriction around the heart; heart attack; narrowness; angina pectoris, or related heart problems.
2. A morbid fear of an attack of angina pectoris.

Fear or hatred of England and all things that are English; such as, the English language and things relating to English culture.

Fear of immobility of a joint or that a joint will stick in place.

An abnormal fear or hatred of mosquitoes (especially malarial mosquitoes).

An excessive fear of flowers in general, or of a particular flower, or of certain characteristics of some flowers; such as, sizes or textures.

1. The fear, or dread, of mankind resulting in an avoidance of all social human social relationships.
2. An abnormal fear of people, of human society, a dread of human companionship, or it may be centered on a particular individual.

An example in the extreme would involve the complete avoidance of people by the phobic.

An excessive fear of floods, especially of drowning in a flood. This is just one of many fears of natural disasters that include hurricanes and tornadoes. When a fear about such natural threats is unreasonable, or excessive, is it considered a phobia; however, normal precautions would be considered wise.

An excessive fear of remaining unmarried or single.

Many people fear remaining single because they view the world as being populated by couples. The fear of being single is a fear of being considered socially different than most other people.

The fear also includes a fear of growing old and being alone.

An excessive fear of infinity.

Individuals who fear infinity like to have terms defined and distances measured, and appreciate predictability in their lives.

An excessive fear of touching or of being touched by other persons. In some cases, fear of being touched may relate to sexual fears. Some people fear being touched because they fear contamination.