What is the fear of milk called?

Galaphobia (from Greek gala, "milk"), also known as lactaphobia or lactophobia (from Latin lacte, "milk") is the fear of milk. The fear is developed because of their sour taste, intolerance to lactose, bovinophobia since milk is typically cow derived or even drinking spoiled milk that tastes yucky.
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What is a Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is one of the longest words in the dictionary — and, in an ironic twist, is the name for a fear of long words. Sesquipedalophobia is another term for the phobia. The American Psychiatric Association doesn't officially recognize this phobia.
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What are the weirdest phobias?

Here are some of the strangest phobias one can have
  • ​Ergophobia. It is the fear of work or the workplace. ...
  • ​Somniphobia. Also known as hypnophobia, it is the fear of falling asleep. ...
  • Chaetophobia. ...
  • ​Oikophobia. ...
  • ​Panphobia. ...
  • Ablutophobia.
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What is Athazagoraphobia?

Athazagoraphobia is a fear of forgetting someone or something, as well as a fear of being forgotten. For example, you or someone close to you may have anxiety or fear of developing Alzheimer's disease or memory loss. This might come from caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
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What is the fear of snails?

Molluscophobia: A phobia of the slimy creatures, slugs and snails. Our tip, don't go outside when it's raining - They're everywhere!
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Is there a fear of chocolate?

Xocolatophobia. The fear of chocolate.
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What is the fear of eggs called?

Going savory doesn't make things any safer for people with alektorophobia (fear of chickens and chicken-related products) or more specifically ovaphobia (fear of eggs). Omelets, scrambles, and frittatas aren't just a no-go, they're terrifying.
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What is Cherophobia the fear of?

What is cherophobia? Cherophobia is a phobia where a person has an irrational aversion to being happy. The term comes from the Greek word “chero,” which means “to rejoice.” When a person experiences cherophobia, they're often afraid to participate in activities that many would characterize as fun, or of being happy.
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What is Dystychiphobia?

Dystychiphobia is a fear of accidents. With this specific phobia, you may feel anxious when you think about or see a place where you fear an accident may happen. Many people with this fear have had past traumatic experiences with accidents.
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What is Ophthalmophobia?

ophthalmophobia in British English

(ɒfˌθælməˈfəʊbɪə ) noun. the fear of being stared at.
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What is the scariest phobia?

Then again, some of the scariest phobias are ones almost everyone has to some degree.
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These Disturbing Phobias Make Life For Their Sufferers A Waking Nightmare
  • Taphophobia. ...
  • Claustrophobia. ...
  • Pediophobia. ...
  • Coulrophobia. ...
  • Nyctophobia. ...
  • Athazagoraphobia. ...
  • Trypophobia. ...
  • Chronophobia.
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What is the rarest fear?

21 Rare and Weird Phobias You've Likely Never Heard Of
  1. Arachibutyrophobia (Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth) ...
  2. Nomophobia (Fear of being without your mobile phone) ...
  3. Arithmophobia (Fear of numbers) ...
  4. Plutophobia (Fear of money) ...
  5. Xanthophobia (Fear of the color yellow) ...
  6. Ablutophobia (Fear of bathing)
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What is the #1 phobia?

Arachnophobia – Arachnophobia is possibly the most well-known of all phobias. It is the fear of spiders, or arachnids. Estimates put arachnophobia at affecting roughly 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men.
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What word takes 3 hours to say?

Methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylarginyl… isoleucine is the chemical name for the protein of “titin” also known as “connectin.” The largest known protein that consists of 26, 926 amino acids is made up of 189, 819 letters and can take about three hours to pronounce.
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What phobias exist?

Common phobias include:
  • fear of spiders, or arachnophobia.
  • fear of flying in an airplane, or aviophobia.
  • fear of elevators, or elevatophobia.
  • fear of heights, or acrophobia.
  • fear of enclosed rooms, or claustrophobia.
  • fear of crowded public places, or agoraphobia.
  • fear of embarrassment, or katagelophobia.
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What causes Neophobia?

The main factors associated with food neophobia were: parental influence on children's eating habits, children's innate preference for sweet and savory flavors, influence of the sensory aspect of the food, parents' pressure for the child to eat, parents' lack of encouragement and/or affection at mealtime, childhood ...
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Do I have Amaxophobia?

Amaxophobia (also called hamaxophobia) makes you feel anxious or fearful when you drive or ride in a vehicle, such as a car, bus or plane. With it, you have a fear of driving and may also get anxious being a passenger. This fear can interfere with work, socializing and travel.
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What causes Chronophobia?

Healthcare providers believe chronophobia and other phobias result from a mix of environmental factors and genetics. Being incarcerated, having a terminal illness or surviving a traumatic event can lead to chronophobia. People who have anxiety problems and mental illness are more likely to develop a phobia.
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How common is Cynophobia?

How common is cynophobia? Healthcare providers aren't sure how many people have this particular phobia. Some studies show that intense fear of animals is one of the most common types of specific phobias. And about 1 in every 3 people with a phobia of animals has an overwhelming fear of dogs.
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What is the fear of burgers called?

Hamburgerphobia is the fear of hamburgers.
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What's the fear of pickles called?

So, the best name for a fear of pickles is "picklephobia," as our writer first suggested. The best name for us is embarrassed.
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What is the fear of bananas called?

Phobia of bananas is a real thing. Bananaphobia.
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What is the fear of water?

Aquaphobia is a fear of water. People with this specific phobia feel anxious when they think about or see water. They may avoid baths, showers, pools and bodies of water. Many people with aquaphobia have had traumatic experiences with water.
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What is a fear of fruit?

As much as I've tried to hide my fruit phobia (or fructophobia, as it's sometimes referred to), I've also found that offering it up is a way to connect with new people.
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