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)
scopophobia, scoptophobia
An abnormal fear of being stared at.
scotomaphobia
An abnormal fear of having blind areas in the visual field.
scotophobia, skotophobia; scotophobic, skotophobic
An abnormal or exaggerated fear of the night or darkness.
scriptophobia
An irrational dread of writing or of writing in public.
When scriptophobics expect to be seen writing, they may experience physiological symptoms of heart palpitations, shortness of breath, trembling hands, sweating, or dizziness.
 True-personal scriptophobia testimonies.
selaphobia
A fear or strong dislike of flashing lights.
selenophobia
An abnormal fear of the moon. Fear of the moon is often related to apprehensions about night or situations that might occur at a full moon.
The effects of the moon on human behavior; especially, its influence for insanity, have been noted for centuries.
Although there is no scientific verification, professionals; such as, nurses, police, and firemen; people who deal with large numbers of emergency situations, report an upsurge in activities and more extreme behaviors during a full moon than at other times.
This caller hears a recording which says, "Thank you for calling the lycanthrope hot line. All of our counselors are busy right now; so, if you will please hold, we will provide counseling services as soon as possible."
septophobia
An excessive fear of decaying matter.
sesquipedalophobia
A hatred or a fear of big words.
sexophobia
An abnormal fear of the opposite sex.
siderodromophobia
An irrational dread of railroads or of traveling on trains.
siderophobia
An excessive fear of stars or some evil that might come from the stars.
sinistrophobia
An irrational dread of things on the left side or of left-handedness.
Sinophobia
An excessive fear of China or of things related to the Chinese.
skiaphobia
An excessive fear of shadows.
soceraphobia
A fear or strong dislike of one’s parents-in-law.
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