There's a high chance you're afraid of something, or anything! And there's also a good chance you didn't know that the thing you're afraid of has an official name. Here are the names of some of the most common phobias:

Glossophobia- The fear of speaking in public.

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Politicophobia- The fear or abnormal dislike of politicians

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Lockiophobia- the fear of childbirth. If you don’t suffer from this, you’re probably a man.

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Ophthalmophobia- The fear of being stared at

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Macrophobia- The fear of long waits

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Gelotophobia- The fear of being laughed at

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Nyctohylophobia- The fear of dark wooded areas at night. If you don’t have this fear, you’ve probably never seen a horror movie.

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Metathesiophobia- A fear of change

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Athazagoraphobia- The fear of being forgotten, abandoned, or ignored.

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Gerascophobia- The fear of growing old

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Blennophobia- The fear of slime.

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Hellenologophobia- The fear of Greek terms or difficult scientific terminology

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Kakorrhaphiophobia-The fear of failure or defeat.

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Obesophobia- The fear of gaining weight

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Anuptaphobia- The fear of staying single forever

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Syngenesophobia- A fear of relatives.

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