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PONDERING THE PHOBIA - WORDS OF FEAR
​Part 6: A Phantom Party of People
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THE 5 FRIGHTENING
SENSES OF FEAR

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FEAR THE SENSES

Phobias or fears of the elements of the senses - visual, audio, touch, taste and smell
FEAR THE SENSE OF SIGHT - VISION
​Ommetaphobia - fear of the eyes

VISUAL Elements
  • Adiafanophobia – fear of opaque objects
  • Bathophobia – fear of depth
  • Apostasiphobia – fear of distances
  • Artemophobia – fear of art
  • Binoculophobia – fear of binoculars
  • Cameraphobia – fear of cameras
  • Defenestraphobia – fear of windows
  • Diafanophobia – fear of transparent objects
  • Diplophobia – fear of double vision
  • Dottophobia – fear of dots
  • Eisoptrophobia – fear of your own reflection in a mirror
  • Gleymophobia - fear of eyeglasses
  • Graffitiphobia – fear of graffiti
  • Gyaliailiouphobia – fear of sunglasses
  • Iconophobia – fear of icons
  • Inadspectusremphobia - fear of anything that's out of sight
  • Lihaiphobia – fear of aesthetic coolness
  • Mediaphobia – fear of media
  • Perstilbospherphobia – fear of mirror balls
  • Photographophobia – fear of photograph
  • Pictophobia – fear of pictures
  • Simaphobia – fear of signs
  • Symmetrophobia – fear of symmetry
  • Symbolophobia – fear of symbols and symbolism
  • Telescopophobia – fear of telescopes
  • Umbraphobia – fear of shadows

VISUAL - Colors
Chromophobia - fear of colors
  • Aurophobia – fear of the color gold
  • Chrysophobia – fear of the color orange
  • Cyanophobia – fear of the color blue
  • Erythrophobia – fear of the color red
  • Glaucophobia – fear of the color gray
  • Kastanophobia – fear of the color brown
  • Leukophobia – fear of the color white
  • Melanophobia – fear of the color black
  • Persicophobia – fear of the color peach
  • Porphyrophobia – fear of the color purple
  • Prasinophobia – fear of the color green
  • Rhodophobia – fear of the color pink
  • Xanthophobia – fear of the color yellow

VISUAL - Light and Dark
Achluophobia – fear of darkness
Photophobia – fear of light
  • Eosophobia – fear of dawn or daylight
  • Dengpaophobia – fear of light bulbs
  • Diathlasophobia – fear of refractions
  • Erythophobia – fear of redlights
  • Fakosphobia – fear of flashlights
  • Fanariphobia – fear of traffic lights
  • Hleguphobia - fear of black lights
  • Julelophobia – fear of Christmas lights
  • Lighterphobia – fear of lighters
  • Lumenophobia - fear of light fixtures
  • Luodophobia - fear of floor lamps
  • Lysbrytophobia - fear of light-switches  
  • Pyrophobia – fear of fire
  • Pyrotechnophobia – fear of fireworks
  • Pyrsophobia – fear of torches
  • Photoaugliaphobia – fear of glaring lights
  • Streetlightphobia – fear of streetlights
  • Strovophobia - fear of strobe lights
  • Taillightphobia – fear of taillights
  • Tlinghuphobia - fear of campfires
  • Yedengphobia – fear of nightlights
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VISUAL - Entertainment
Cinephobia - fear of movies
  • Actiophobia – fear of action films
  • Adventophobia – fear of adventure films
  • Animephobia – fear of anime
  • Dramaphobia – fear of dramas
  • Duismalophobia – fear of disaster films
  • Fantasophobia – fear of fantasy films
  • Figmentophobia – fear of science fiction films
  • Gloriaphobia – fear of thrillers
  • Horametophobia – fear of horror films
  • Komoidaphobia – fear of comedies
  • Romantikophobia – fear of romance films​
  • Videocassettophobia – fear of VHS tapes

FEAR PERSONAL SPACE AND TOUCH
Diastimaphobia – fear of physical space
  • Archephobia – fear of being controlled
  • Cryophobia – fear of extreme cold
  • Dextrophobia – fear of objects at the right side of the body
  • Eleutherophobia – fear of freedom
  • Enochlophobia – fear of crowds
  • Frigophobia – fear of cold
  • Kenophobia – fear of voids or empty spaces
  • Levophobia - fear of things to the left side of the body
  • Mollephobia – fear of soft objects
  • Sinistrophobia – fear of things to the left or left-handed
  • Stenophobia – fear of narrow things or places
  • Textophobia – fear of certain fabrics
  • Thermophobia – fear of heat
  • Xerophobia – fear of dryness
  • Voidophobia – fear of the void

FEAR PLANES OF EXISTENCE
Funfebophobia – fear of the physical plane, spiritual plane, mental plane, emotional plane, and abstract plane of existence.
  • Afairophobia – fear of the abstract plane of existence
  • Astralplanephobia – fear of Astral Planes
  • Dianoiphobia – fear of the mental plane of existence
  • Fysikophobia – fear of the physical plane of existence
  • Physophobia – fear of physical things
  • Pnevmaphobia – fear of the spiritual plane of existence
  • Synaiphobia – fear of the emotional plane of existence

FEAR THE SENSE OF HEARING
Phonophobia, Sonophobia, or Ligyrophobia – fear of loud noises
  • Autokeraphobia – fear of car horns
  • Beepophobia – fear of beeping sounds
  • Buhuajiphobia - fear of walkie-talkies
  • Buzzophobia - fear of buzzing sounds
  • Clamorphobia – fear of screams
  • Dianzifankuiphobia – fear of electronic feedback
  • Dingophobia – fear of dinging sounds
  • Dittophobia – fear of repetition
  • Geliophobia - fear of laughter
  • Headphonophobia – fear of headphones
  • Hearingaidphobia – fear of hearing aids
  • Jijingphobia - fear of car alarms
  • Jukeboxophobia – fear of jukeboxes
  • Kampanaphobia – fear of bells
  • Keraphobia or Kerasophobia – fear of horns
  • Nlaiguphobia - fear of can openers
  • Magnitofonophobia – fear of tape recorders
  • Nwumpophobia - fear of electric mixers
  • Phonophobia – fear of loud noise
  • Oratoparophobia – fear of speakers
  • Otaspidaphobia – fear of earplugs
  • Qiedjingphobia - fear of burglar alarms
  • Ringophobia – fear of ringing sounds
  • Sedatephobia -- fear of silences
  • Seirinaphobia – fear of sirens
  • Trɛdnophobia - fear of electric razors
  • Voedsephobia – fear of garbage disposals
  • Vinylophobia – fear of vinyl records
  • Xypnitiriphobia – fear of alarm clocks
  • Yinjiphobia – fear of radio receivers
  • Zhaoqinphobia - fear of store exit anti-theft alarms

​AUDIO - music
Melophobia - fear of music
  • Animophobia – fear of soul music
  • Burusuphobia – fear of blues music
  • Choreftikophobia – fear of dance music
  • Hevimetaruphobia – fear of heavy metal music
  • Hiphopphobia – fear of hip hop music
  • Housemusikaphobia – fear of house music
  • Kantoriphobia – fear of country music
  • Poppuphobia – fear of pop music
  • Planophobia – fear of piano
  • ​Rokkuphobia – fear of rock music
  • Saxophonophobia – fear of saxophones
  • Weltmusikophobia – fear of folk music
  • Zorevophobia – fear of jazz music​
Gakkiphobia – fear of musical instruments  
  • Arpaphobia – fear of harps
  • Aulophobia – fear of flutes
  • Bassolophobia – fear of bass instruments
  • Citharaphobia – fear of guitars
  • Tragoudiphobia – fear of songs
  • Trompetaphobia – fear of trumpets
  • Tympanophobia – fear of drums
  • Violiphobia – fear of violins
  • Xylophonophobia – fear of xylophones

FEAR THE SENSE OF SMELL
Osmophobia – fear of smells
  • Aeriophobia – fear of gases
  • Benziphobia – fear of gasoline
  • Capnophobia – fear of smoke
  • Chaeophobia - fear of insecticide
  • Chemophobia – fear of chemicals
  • Ganjophobia - fear of cleaning agents
  • Ichthyophobia – fear of fish
  • Koloniaphobia – fear of colognes and perfumes
  • Pigmentumphobia – fear of paint
  • Pɤnrophobia - fear of spray paint

FEAR THE SENSE OF TASTE
Geumaphobia – fear of taste
  • Abzicheetophobia - fear of flaming hot cheetos
  • Acerophobia – fear of sours
  • Acrisophobia – fear of bitters
  • Alliumphobia – fear of garlic
  • Aromaphobia – fear of spices and spicy food
  • Chiliphobia – fear of chili
  • Dulciphobia -fear of sweets
  • Halophobia, Alatiphobia – fear of salt
  • Lemonadaphobia – fear of lemonade
  • Methyphobia – fear of alcohol
  • ​Ostraconophobia – fear of shellfish
  • Piperiphobia – fear of pepper
  • Saccharophobia – fear of sugar and sugary foods

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