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Phobias
A phobia (from the Greek: φόβος,phóbos, meaning "fear" or "morbid fear") is defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding despite the fear, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational.
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neophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Neophobia is the fear of new things or experiences. It is also called cainotophobia.
nosophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Nosophobia is a specific phobia, an irrational fear of contracting a disease, from Greek "nosos" for "disease" (as the 1913 Webster's Dictionary put it, "morbid dread of a disease"). Primary fears of ...
nyctophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Nyctophobia is a phobia characterized by a severe fear of the darkness.
oikophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Oikophobia, also ecophobia, is a term used in psychiatry to refer to an aversion to home surroundings.
osmophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Osmophobia or olfactophobia refers to a fear, aversion, or psychological hypersensitivity to smells or odors.
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