My Favorite Phobias (List Number 10)

There are, of course, many hundreds of phobias (for example there is a phobia associated with each color). Here are some of the weirdest, and therefore some of my favorites... /jack

ablutophobia: fear of washing or bathing
agrizoophobia: fear of wild animals
alektorophobia: fear of chickens
alliumphobia: fear of garlic
allodoxaphobia: fear of opinions
anthophobia: fear of flowers
anthrophobia: fear of people
aphenphosmphobia: fear of being touched
arachibutyrophobia: fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth (I double checked this in three places...it's really true!!)
astrophobia: fear of stars and celestial space
ataxophobia: fear of disorder or untidiness
atelophobia: fear of imperfection
autodysomophobia: fear of one that has a vile odor
autophobia: fear of being alone
blennophobia: fear of slime
bogyphobia: fear of the bogeyman
cacophobia: fear of ugliness
caligynephobia: fear of beautiful women
catagelophobia: fear of being ridiculed
cyberphobia: fear of computers or working on a computer
dextrophobia: fear of objects at the right side of the body
ecclesiophobia: fear of church
eremophobia: fear of being oneself
eremophobia: fear of being alone
ergophobia: fear of work
erythrophobia: fear of the color red
germanophobia: fear of Germany, German culture
glossophobia: fear of speaking in public
graphophobia: fear of writing
gymnophobia: fear of nudity
gynophobia: fear of women
hadephobia: fear of hell
hagiophobia: fear of saints or holy things
hedonophobia: fear of feeling pleasure
hierophobia: fear of priests
hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia: fear of long words (had to triple check that: it's legit)
hobophobia: fear of bums or beggars
homichlophobia: fear of fog
homilophobia: fear of sermons
kakorraphiaphobia: fear of failure
lachanophobia: fear of vegetables
lyssophobia: fear of becoming mad
macrophobia: fear of long waits
mageirocophobia: fear of cooking
onomatophobia: fear of hearing a certain word
ophthalmophobia: fear of being stared at
phronemophobia: fear of thinking (or, Curly Joe Syndrome)
pteronophobia: fear of being tickled by feathers
pupaphobia: fear of puppets
rhytiphobia: fear of getting wrinkles
soceraphobia: fear of parents-in-law
taphephobia: fear of being buried alive
topophobia: fear of performing (stage fright)
uranophobia: fear of heaven
xylophobia: fear of wooden objects