15 Unique Phobias to use in your writing | Vamp Up your Vocab #1

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The following words are used to describe phobias, many of which you might never have seen before! A phobia is an intense, and often irrational, fear which can affect people’s lives and cause panic attacks. If you’re looking for a particular phobia to write into your plot or to enhance your characterisation, hopefully the list below will give you some inspiration.

Thalassophobia – Large bodies of water, e.g. lakes and the ocean.

Megalophobia – Large objects, e.g. skyscrapers, airplanes or large statues.

Scopophobia – Being stared at.

Plutophobia – Money, becoming wealthy and/or wealthy people.

Somniphobia – Sleep.

Aichmophobia – Sharp objects, e.g. knives, scissors and needles.

Pluviophobia – Rainy weather, specifically storms, thunder and lightning.

Nyctophobia – The dark.

Athazagoraphobia – Forgetting someone or something, or being forgotten.

Atychiphobia – Failure.

Philophobia – Love.

Nosocomephobia – Hospitals.

Glossophobia – Public speaking.

Chronophobia – Time.

Bibliophobia – Books.

Will you be incorporating any of these phobias into your writing? Are there any unique phobias you can share with us and our readers? Comment below!