Hydrophobia - fear of water (a symptom of rabies).
Photophobia - hypersensitivity to light causing aversion to light (a symptom of Meningitis and a common condition of migrane headaches). Photophobia is a symptom of excessive sensitivity to light and the aversion to sunlight or well-lit places. In medical terms it is not fear, but an experience of discomfort or pain to the eyes due to light exposure.
Phonophobia - hypersensitivity to sound causing aversion to sounds. common during an alcohol hangover or migrane.
Osmophobia - hypersensitivity to smells causing aversion to odors. Common during pregnancy.
Prejudice Phobias:
Biphobia - dislike of bisexuals. Biphobia is a term used to describe the fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against bisexuality or LGBT people who are bisexual or perceived to be bisexual.
Chemophobia - prejudice against artificial substances in favour of natural substances. Chemophobia literally means "fear of chemicals" and may be used in various ways. It is most often used to describe the assumption that "chemicals" are bad and "natural" things are good.
Ephebiphobia - fear or dislike of youth. The irrational fear of youth is called ephebiphobia. First coined as the "fear and loathing of teenagers," today the phenomenon is recognized as the "inaccurate, exaggerated and sensational characterization of young people" in a variety of settings around the world.
Gerontophobia - fear of growing old or a hatred of the elderly.
Heterophobia - fear or dislike of heterosexuals.
Homophobia - aversion to homosexuality or fear of homosexuals.
Hoplophobia - aversion to firearms or firearms owners.
Pedophobia - fear or dislike of children.
Psychophobia - prejudice and discrimination against mentally ill. Psychophobia is fear of, prejudice or discrimination against the mentally ill. Over history the mentally ill were accused of being possessed by demons or the devil or of being witches or warlocks or devil worshipers. In modern times when psychology was developed it was found that such people had a mental illness and no demons or any other explanations mentioned above, yet the fear of the mentally ill has continues.
Transphobia - fear or dislike of transgender or transsexual people. Transphobia (or less commonly, transprejudice) refers to discrimination against transsexuality and transsexual or transgender people, based on the expression of their internal gender identity.
Xenophobia - fear or dislike of foreigners.
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