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

1. An excessive fear of lightning. In psychiatry, it is related to the fear of strong and superior forces; and as such, it appears to stem from fear of a father and/or of castration.
2. An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning which exist in storms.

An excessive fear of hair including hairy objects, animals, or people.

A fear of being squeezed.

An abnormal fear of cold or frost; especially of winter, and of being cold, or a fear of cold things or cold air.

Cheimaphobics may also fear the absence of adequate heat indoors and they may over dress for the circumstances. Some cheimaphobics avoid cold drinks and, especially, ice in their potables [drinkables].

In biology, a reference to some plants that protect themselves from herbivorous animals by the production of noxious chemical substances (allelochemics).

1. An excessive fear of snow or of snow storms; sometimes because it symbolizes death, poverty, and suffering.
2. In the myths of some cultures, the end of the world is predicted to occur in the winter, preceded by a heavy snow storm.
3. In biology, intolerant of snow-covered habitats.

An excessive fear of being a victim of cholera.

An abnormal fear of dancing that may be caused by being touched, especially by someone of the opposite sex, which may be related to sexual fears.

1. An abnormal fear of certain colors.
2. Resistance to stains on the part of cells and tissues.

1. Discomfort concerning the duration or immensity of time (a common psycho-neurosis of prison inmates).
2. It may be the most common anxiety disorder in prison inmates and is known as, "stir crazy"; by inmates.

As stated in the definition above, this is considered the most common psychiatric disorder in prison inmates, and sooner or later almost all prisoners suffer chronophobia to some degree; it occurs in every potential neurotic who goes to prison.

After the novelty of prison has worn off and the real length of the sentence is felt, chronophobia sets in. The prisoner goes into a panic, usually while in his cell, and fears his enclosure and restraint, but this apparent claustrophobia arises from fear of time, as represented by the prison.

Following early anxieties, the prisoner may become essentially a phlegmatic, indifferent automaton who serves the rest of his sentence by the clock and lives wholly in the present, one day at a time.

Chronophobia is characterized by panic, anxiety, and claustrophobia which is exhibited by prisoners having difficulty adjusting to long prison sentences.

An irrational fear of eating, or loathing for, food; sometimes with a particular food or class of foods. In some religions (Hindus are vegetarian while Muslims and Jews are forbidden to eat pork), if a person eats a forbidden food by mistake, or is forced to do so, he/she may vomit or feel nauseous for days.

An intensive fear of closed spaces or of being locked in or of being in enclosed places.

An excessive fear of stairs, of falling down the stairs, or of heights.

An abnormal fear or strong dislike of going to bed or of beds in general. Such phobics may have chronic insomnia, night terrors, sleepwalking experiences, or fear of bedwetting. There are even those who associate beds with the fear that they may fall asleep and never wake up.

A morbid fear of being enclosed or of closed areas; a form of claustrophobia.