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Web site of the dayWHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? --
A phobiaphile has created a site devoted to information about our fears, scores of which you probably didn't even know existed.
Odds are that you suffer from at least one of the following.
1. Agyrophobia
2. Bufonophobia
3. Chaetophobia
4. Deipnophobia
5. Euphobia
6. Frigophobia
7. Glossophobia
8. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
9. Iatrophobia
Don't know? Check your phobia vocabulary:
1. Agyrophobia -- fear of streets or crossing the street
2. Bufonophobia -- fear of toads
3. Chaetophobia -- fear of hair
4. Deipnophobia -- fear of dining or dinner conversations
5. Euphobia -- fear of hearing good news
6. Frigophobia -- fear of cold, cold things
7. Glossophobia -- fear of speaking in public or of trying to speak
8. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia -- fear of long words
9. Iatrophobia -- fear of going to the doctor or of doctors
For a list of hundreds of phobias (with definitions), go to http://www.phobialist.com. If you want to impress people with your phobia vocabulary, you can buy a t-shirt with a shorter list on the back. What we do Learn how Concepts' resources can help you improve your writing, editing and publications. | | |
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