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)
atelophobia
An excessive fear of imperfection or incompleteness. There are those who are unduly concerned with what others think of them.
atephobia
1. A morbid fear of catastrophe.
2. An excessive fear of ruins, either historical or those after a recent disaster, such as a fire or flood.
atychiphobia
An excessive fear of failure because there are those who have no confidence in themselves or they fear ridicule by others.
aulophobia
An excessive fear of seeing, handling, or playing a flute or similar wind instrument. Those who fear rods or sticks may also fear flutes.
aurodysomophobia
A fear or delusion that the person himself/herself has a vile or repugnant odor. This phobia may result in excessive washing (ablutomania) or in the avoidance of social contacts.
aurophobia
A strong dislike of gold because of what it represents or its appearance. Such phobias may relate to a discomfort with success and wealth, fear of shiny things, or fear of textures.
auroraphobia
A fear of the northern or auroral lights.
automysophobia
An excessive fear of being dirty and stinking or of personal filth which may result in abnormally frequent washing.
autophobia
An abnormal fear of being by oneself or of being in solitude.
bacillophobia
A fear of germs or bacilli.
bacteriaphobia, bacteriophobia
An abnormal fear of being in contact with germs or bacteria and such phobics usually have compulsions about hand washing and cleanliness.
ballistophobia, ballistrophobia
An exaggerated fear of missiles or of being shot.
barophobia
1. An irrational fear of the force of gravity.
2. Fear of (the pull of) gravity or of falling; fear of being overweight.
3. A fear of gravity or heaviness which is related to the fear of perceivable changes in air pressure.
basiphobia, basophobia
1. Avoidance of walking because of the fear that something dreadful will happen as a result; such as, collapsing and dying.
2. An emotional inability to stand or to walk even in the absence of a muscle disease.
3. In plants, an inability to adapt to alkaline soils.
basistasiphobia, basostasophobia
An exaggerated fear of standing or walking that is related to the fear of falling, collapsing, and dieing.
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