What is the longest phobia?

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.
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What is the strangest phobia in the world?

Top 10 Most Bizarre Phobias
  • Chorophobia: Fear of dancing. ...
  • Geliophobia: Fear of laughter. ...
  • Heliphobia: Fear of sunlight. ...
  • Deipnophobia: Fear of dinner conversations. ...
  • Neophobia: Fear of new things. ...
  • Syngenesophobia: Fear of relatives. ...
  • Ablutophobia: Fear of washing and bathing. ...
  • Geniophobia: Fear of chins.
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Do you have Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. It's considered a social phobia. When you have a social phobia, it's common to avoid social situations as a means to control your anxiety.
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What is the smallest phobia?

Trypophobia brings on feelings of disgust or fear when you see patterns with lots of holes. Sunflowers, honeycombs, sponges and seedy fruits can cause this response. Trypophobia is a type of anxiety disorder.
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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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Probability Comparison: Phobias and Fears



Do I have trypophobia?

If you have trypophobia, you'll generally notice feelings of disgust and discomfort when looking at an object or surface with small clusters of holes or shapes that resemble holes.
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What is the phobia of death?

Thanatophobia is an extreme fear of death or the dying process.
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What is Anna phobia?

Anatidaephobia originated from the Far Side comic by Gary Larson, who defined it as: "The fear that somewhere, somehow, a duck is watching you." The definition was accompanied by a comic illustration depicting a man alone in his office, while a duck watches him from across the street.
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What is Ergophobia?

Medical Definition of ergophobia

: a fear of or aversion to work.
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What word is 189 819 letters long?

An English word of 189, 819 letters

isoleucine". This term, which has no less than 189, 819 letters, is the chemical name of the largest protein: titin.
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What is the fear of rain called?

Ombrophobia is an intense fear of rain, from intense weather to a drizzle. An ombrophobe might worry about acid rain, germs in rain, floods or other dangers. Ombrophobia is a type of anxiety disorder that can cause symptoms and emotions that affect daily life. But certain types of therapy and medications can help.
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What is the fear that a duck is watching you?

Anatidaephobia is the irrational fear that somewhere, a duck or goose is watching you.
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Is there a phobia of Minecraft?

Creepophobia is a fear of creepers from Minecraft.
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What is the fear of dogs called?

Cynophobia is the overwhelming fear of dogs. People with this anxiety disorder feel intense fear and anxiety when they think about, see or encounter a dog. In severe cases, this phobia can cause people to avoid places where dogs might be.
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Is thanatophobia rare?

Thanatophobia Statistics

Each year about 8% of people in the U.S. have a specific phobia.
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What is the phobia of being touched?

Haphephobia is an intense, irrational fear of being touched. It is different from hypersensitivity, which is physical pain associated with being touched. People with haphephobia feel extreme distress over the thought of being touched. This anxiety can lead to physical symptoms like nausea, vomiting or panic attacks.
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Do I have Megalophobia?

Symptoms and Causes

If a person with megalophobia isn't able to avoid large objects and is near large objects, they may experience the following symptoms: Feel intense fear and anxiety. Experience a rapid heartbeat. Have shortness of breath.
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Do I have arachnophobia?

Your provider will make the diagnosis of arachnophobia if you have all of the following: Your fear of spiders is intense and has been present six months or longer. Your fear or anxiety is about a specific situation or object — in this case, spiders.
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What is the fear of clowns called?

Coulrophobia brings on feelings of fear when you see clowns or clown images. It's a specific phobic disorder that causes anxiety, a racing heart, nausea and profuse sweating. Most people can avoid clowns. Some need exposure therapy, a type of psychotherapy, to help manage their reactions to clowns and clown images.
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What are the Top 5 fears of humans?

Phobias: The ten most common fears people hold
  • Social phobias. ...
  • Agoraphobia: fear of open spaces. ...
  • Acrophobia: fear of heights. ...
  • Pteromerhanophobia: fear of flying. ...
  • Claustrophobia: fear of enclosed spaces. ...
  • Entomophobia: fear of insects. ...
  • Ophidiophobia: fear of snakes. ...
  • Cynophobia: fear of dogs.
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What is the longest video on YouTube?

Jonathan Harchick has created and uploaded the longest YouTube video of all time, clocking in at 571 hours, 1 minute and 41 seconds. He says, "I challenge anyone to try and make a longer video."
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Is there a word with 1000 letters?

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

It's a technical word referring to the lung disease more commonly known as silicosis.
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What's the longest word in Japanese?

A funny phrase in japanese is “toragahitowokamoutosurutokinounarinow” 虎が人を噛もうとするときのうなり声。 It is 37 letters long and is comprised of a 17 syllables. It is a very odd phrase, as it is defined as “the growl a tiger makes when it is about to about to bite someone”.
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