Wacky Words and Freaky Phobias – January

Wacky Words and Freaky Phobias - January

Diya Mehta, Reporter

  1. Androphobia – Fear of men.
  2. Venustraphobia – Fear of beautiful women.
  3. Bathmophobia – Fear of stairs or steep slopes.
  4. Dystychiphobia – Fear of accidents.
  5. Nosocomephobia – Fear of hospitals.
  6. Leukophobia – Fear of the color white.
  7. Selenophobia – Fear of the moon.
  8. Tonitrophobia – Fear of thunder.
  9. Fartlek – When a runner starts sprinting.
  10. Hullabaloo – Commotion.
  11. Salopettes – High-waisted skiing pants with shoulder straps.
  12. Accubation – A person who eats while laying down.
  13. Abecedarian – Someone who is learning the alphabet.
  14. Finifugal – Someone who doesn’t finish anything.
  15. Skirl – The sound that bagpipes makes.

Cites

https://www.healthline.com/health/list-of-phobias#common-fears

https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/language/12-weirdest-words-in-english/

https://mathcracker.com/word-cloud-generator