Top 10 Phobias | Things People Fear

1Arachnophobia - fear of spiders

Arachnophobia - fear of spiders


2Acrophobia - fear of heights

Acrophobia - fear of heights


3Nyctohylophobia - fear of the dark

Nyctohylophobia - fear of the dark


4Coulrophobia - fear of clowns

Coulrophobia - fear of clowns


5Thanatophobia - fear of death

Thanatophobia - fear of death


6Claustrophobia - fear of confined spaces

Claustrophobia - fear of confined spaces


7Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - fear of long words

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia - fear of long words


8Ophidiophobia - fear of snakes

Ophidiophobia - fear of snakes


9Monophobia - fear of being alone

Monophobia - fear of being alone


10Apiphobia - fear of bees

Apiphobia - fear of bees


11Astrophobia - fear of outer space

Astrophobia - fear of outer space


12Galeophobia - fear of sharks

Galeophobia - fear of sharks


13Gephyriphobia - fear of bridges

Gephyriphobia - fear of bridges


14Necrophobia - fear of dead things

Necrophobia - fear of dead things


15Automatonophobia: fear of a ventriloquist's dummy


16Ovinaphobia - fear of sheep

Ovinaphobia - fear of sheep


17Glossophobia - fear of public speaking

Glossophobia - fear of public speaking


18Cynophobia - fear of dogs

Cynophobia - fear of dogs


19Lilapsophobia - fear of tornadoes and hurricanes

Lilapsophobia - fear of tornadoes and hurricanes


20Phobophobia - fear of fear itself

Phobophobia - fear of fear itself


21Taphophobia - fear of being buried alive

Taphophobia - fear of being buried alive


22Arachibutyrophobia - fear of getting peanut butter stuck on the roof of your mouth

Arachibutyrophobia - fear of getting peanut butter stuck on the roof of your mouth


23Cathisophobia: fear of sitting

Cathisophobia: fear of sitting


24Spectrophobia - fear of ghosts and phantoms

Spectrophobia - fear of ghosts and phantoms


25Demonophobia - fear of demons

Demonophobia - fear of demons


26Parthenophobia - fear of young girls

Parthenophobia - fear of young girls


27Pentheraphobia: fear of mother-in-law


28Papaphobia - fear of the pope

Papaphobia - fear of the pope


29Atychiphobia - fear of failure

Atychiphobia - fear of failure


30Trypophobia - fear of a cluster of holes

Trypophobia - fear of a cluster of holes


31Phonophobia - fear of loud noises

Phonophobia - fear of loud noises


32Tokophobia - fear of childbirth or pregnancy

Tokophobia - fear of childbirth or pregnancy


33Spheksophobia - fear of wasps

Spheksophobia - fear of wasps


34Pyrophobia - fear of fire

Pyrophobia - fear of fire


35Catoptrophobia: fear of mirrors

Catoptrophobia: fear of mirrors