Testophobia Is A Thing: The Name That Phobia Quiz

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Testophobia Is A Thing: The Name That Phobia Quiz
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Are you afraid of snakes? The number 13? You're not alone. Many people have phobias. Actor Billy Bob Thornton is famously phobic of antique furniture. See how much you know about phobias -- if you don't have atychiphobia (fear of failure), of course.
If you have this phobia, you should stay away from PB&J.
cyclophobia
arachibutyrophobia
oenophobia
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Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.

People with this phobia should steer clear of haunted houses and scary movies. Even feel-good movies starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore, actually.
ghostophobia
cryophobia
phasmophobia
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Phasmophobia is the fear of ghosts. Ooooooooooo.

If you suffer from ichthyophobia, you should probably stay away from sushi bars, due to your phobia of:
mercury poisoning
fish
parasites
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Ichthyophobia is the fear of fish.

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What is the ultimate phobia?
phobophobia
phonophobia
plutophobia
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Phobophobia is the phobia of phobias, which may be the worst vicious circle we can imagine.

If you have a fear of crossing bridges, you suffer from:
acrophobia
hydrophobia
gephyrophobia
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Gephyrophobia, the fear of crossing bridges, likely makes life difficult for people who live on an island.

People with spargarophobia fear this vegetable.
lettuce
asparagus
spinach
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Spargarophobia is the fear of asparagus. Perhaps it's because it makes your pee smell funny.

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The fear of being stared at is called:
ochophobia
ommetaphobia
ophthalmophobia
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Ophthalmophobia is the fear of being stared at. Maybe that's actually why so many celebrities won't allow underlings to make eye contact with them.

A common fear, the phobia of clowns is called:
coulrophobia
bozophobia
cherophobia
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Coulrophobia, the fear of clowns, keeps many an adult and child awake at night. To quote Bart Simpson, "Can't sleep. Clown will eat me."

Many parents might say their children suffer from this phobia every night, right around bedtime.
kleptophobia
arachnophobia
clinophobia
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Clinophobia is the fear of going to bed.

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What is the fear of passing gas?
olfactophobia
emetophobia
phartophobia
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We can't believe how perfect it is either, but phartophobia is the fear of passing gas.

If you have rhytiphobia, Botox might help you with your problem.
fear of wrinkles
fear of migraines
fear of aging
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People with rhytiphobia have a phobia of wrinkles.

The fear of your relatives is called:
vitricophobia
syngenesophobia
philophobia
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Syngenesophobia is the fear of relatives, which makes for a very lonely Thanksgiving.

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Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number:
33
3
13
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Fear of the number 13, or triskaidekaphobia, is probably based on the fact that 13 is thought to be an unlucky number.

Papaphobia is a fear of:
the Pope
your father
the letter "p"
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People with papaphobia are afraid of the Pope. We're sure he forgives them.

If you suffer from methyphobia, you do not consume:
drugs
alcohol
red meat
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Methyphobia is the fear of alcohol.

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If you have kathisophobia, you won't have a need for chairs in your house, as it's the fear of:
sitting down
wood
cushions
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Kathisophobia is the rare phobia of sitting down.

The fear of work is called:
stenophobia
hadephobia
ergophobia
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Ergophobia, the fear of work, is something we can probably all relate to.

Bullfighting would be a poor career choice for someone suffering from this phobia.
zemmiphobia
taurophobia
lutraphobia
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Taurophobia is a fear of bulls.

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Fear of the opposite sex is called:
heterophobia
homophobia
homilophobia
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Heterophobia is fear of the opposite sex.

Genuphobia is fear of this body part.
elbows
knees
toes
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Believe it or not, some people have a phobia about knees - called genuphobia.

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