Some Frightful Words

Here are some frightful words, just in time for Halloween! Interesting phobias you don't normally hear about!

Nyctophobia -- fear of the dark or night.

Coulrophobia -- fear of clowns.

Emetophobia -- fear of vomiting.

Triskaidekaphobia -- fear of the number 13.

Thanatophobia -- fear of death or dying.

Necrophobia -- fear of death or dead things.

Arachibutyrophobia -- fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. (Reminds me of the "Got Milk?" commercial with the dog eating peanut butter!)

Glossophobia -- fear of speaking in public or trying to speak.

Ophidiophobia -- fear of snakes.

Kathisophobia -- fear of sitting down.

And here is an ironic one --

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia -- fear of long words.
So if you have this phobia, you can't even say the name of your own phobia!

And last but not least, let's give credit where it's due:

Samhainophobia -- fear of Halloween!