#Homophobia and a #ListOf other #Phobias | @VeryWell @ListOfFears | #Homophobe #Homophobic #Homophobes #Phobia

Well, 'I redefine it' at the forum hyperlinked-to below. But what's important here is 'that word'---which you only know-about because it's connected to other words you know better, built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...

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The word “Homophobia” is built on Homo- (short for Homosexual) + #Phobia (the word originally meant "Fear of Man"). 

"Phobia" i built on ancient words that mean "to Run" (also the foundation of words that mean Stream & "to |Flee" ... |Phobos--the inner satellite of the planet Mars--is named after Phobos (a mythological personification of Fear & a companion of Ares)).

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Besides Homophobia, there's these & these & these & a list at the bottom of this linked page & here & maybe others I'll find & add later ...
• Acluophobia - of Darkness (different from Nyctophobia ... somehow ...)
• Acrophobia or Pteromerhanophobia or Aerophobia - of Flying
• Algophobia or Agliophobia - of Pain
• Agoraphobia - of Open Spaces or Crowds
• Aichmophobia - of Needles or Pointed Objects
• Amazophobia, Amaxophobia - of Riding in a Car, of Turning Left or -Right in Traffic, of Stopping in Traffic (?)
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  Anatidaephobia - (fauxbia) that somehow, somewhere, a Duck is Watching You
• Androphobia - of Men
• Anginophobia - of Angina or Choking
• Anthrophobia - of Flowers
• Anthropophobia - of People or Society
• Anuptaphobia - of staying Single
• Aphenphosmphobia - of Being Touched (different from Haphephobia?)
• Apeirophobia - of Infinity
• Apiphobia - of Bees
• Sitophobia or Cibophobia - of Food
• Arachibutyrophobia - of Peanut Butter
• Bananaphobia - of Bananas
• Arachibutyrophobia - of Peanut Butter Sticking-to-the-Roof-of-your-Mouth
• Arachnophobia - of Spiders
• Arithmophobia or Numerophobia - of Numbers
• Triskadekaphobia - of 13
• Asthenophobia - of Fainting
• Astraphobia - of Thunder and Lightning
• Astrophobia - of Celestial Space
• Ataxophobia - of Disorder or Untidiness or Muscular Incoordination
• Atelophobia - of Imperfection
• Athazagoraphobia - of being Ignored or Forgotten
• Atychiphobia - of Failure
• Aurophobia - of Gold
• Auroraphobia - of The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
• Automatonophobia - of Human-Like Figures (Ventriloquists' Dummies, Statues)
• Automysophobia - of being Dirty
• Autophobia - of Being Abandoned
• Monophobia - of Being Alone
• Aviophobia - of Flying
• Bacteriophobia - of Bacteria
• Ballistophobia - of Bullets & Missiles
• Barophobia - of Gravity
• Basophobia - of the Inability to Stand
• Bathmophobia - of Stairs or Steep Slopes
• Bathophobia - of Depth
• Batrachophobia - of Amphibians
• Belonephobia - of Pins and Needles
• Bibliophobia - of Books
• Bogyphobia - of Bogeymen
• Bomidrosiphobia - of Body Odors
• Botanophobia - of Plants
• Bufonophobia - of Toads
• Cacophobia - of Ugliness
• Cainophobia, Kainolophobia, Neophobia - of New things and Novelty
• Caligynophobia - of Beautiful Women
• Carcinophobia - of Cancer
• Cardiophobia - of The Heart
• Carnophobia - of Meat
• Catagelophobia, Katagelophobia - of Being Ridiculed
• Catapedaphobia - of Jumping
• Catoptrophobia - of Mirrors
• Chaetophobia - of Hair
• Chemophobia - of Chemicals
• Chionophobia - of Snow
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  Chraptophobia - of being Touched
• Cholerophobia - of Anger
• Chorophobia - of Dancing
• Chrometophobia - of Money
• Chromophobia - of Colors (naming some specifics here & there)
• Leukophobia - of White
• Melanophobia - of Black
• Porphyrophobia - of Purple
• Cyanophobia - of Blue
• Xanthophobia - of Yellow
• Prasinophobia - of Green
• Chrysophobia - of Orange
• Rhodophobia - of Pink
• Kastanophobia - of Brown
• Chronomentrophobia - of Clocks
• Chronophobia - of the Future Time
• Cibophobia - of Food
• Cleisiophobia - of being Locked-in
• Claustrophobia - of Confined Spaces
• Climacophobia - of Stairs
• Clinophobia - of going to Bed
• Coimetrophobia - of Cemeteries
• Contreltophobia - of Sexual Abuse
• Conpratasophobia - of Constipation
• Coprophobia - of Feces
• Coulrophobia - of Clowns
• Cremnophobia - of Precipices
• Cryophobia - of Extreme Cold
• Crystallophobia - of Glass and Crystals
• Cyberphobia - of Computers
• Cyclophobia - of Bicycles
• Cynophobia - of Dogs
• Decidophobia - of Making Decisions
• Defecaloesiophobia - of Painful Bowel Movements
• Deipnophobia - of Dining
• Dementophobia - of Insanity
• Demonophobia - of Demons
• Dendrophobia - of Trees
• Dentophobia - of Dentists
• Dermatophobia - of Skin Lesions
• Didaskaleinophobia - of Schools (& School-Teachers?)
• Dikephobia - of Justice (& Judges/Magistrates?)
• Dinophobia - of Dizziness (and NOT prehistoric monsters)
• Diplophobia - of Double-Vision
• Dipsophobia - of Drinking
• Dishabilophobia - of Undressing in front of someone
• Domatophobia - of Houses
• Doraphobia - of Animal Fur or -Skin
• Dysmorphophobia - of Deformity
• Dystchiphobia - of Accidents
• Ecclesiophobia - of Church
• Eisptophobia - of Mirrors or of one's own Reflection
• Ecophobia - of the Home
• Electrophobia - of Electricity
• Eleutherophobia - of Freedom
• Elurophobia - of Cats
• Emetophobia - of Vomiting
• Enetophobia - of Pins
• Enochlophobia - of Crowds
• Enosiophobia - of Committing an Unpardonable Sin
• Entomophobia - of Insects
• Lepidopterophobia - of Butterflies & Moths
• Mottephobia - of Moths (but NOT Butterflies)
• Apiphobia - of Bees
• Katsaridaphobia - of Cockroaches
• Spheksophobia - of Wasps
• Myrmecophobia - of Ants
• Eosophobia - of Dawn or Daylight
• Ephebiphobia - of Teenagers
• Epistaxiophobia - of Nosebleeds
• Epistemophobia - of Knowledge
• Equinophobia - of Horses
• Eremophobia - of Being Yourself
• Ereuthrophobia - of Blushing
• Ergophobia - of Work
• Erotophobia - of Sexual Intercourse
• Euphobia - of Hearing Good News
• Eurotophobia - of Female Genitalia
• Febriphobia - of Fever
• Frigophobia - of Cold
• Gamophobia - of Marriage
• Geliophobia - of Laughter
• Geniophobia - of Chins
• Genuphobia - of Knees
• Gerascophobia - of Growing Old
• Glossophobia - of Speaking in Public
• Gymnophobia - of Nudity
• Gynophobia - of Women
• Hadephobia - of Hell
• Hagiophobia - of Saints or Holy things
• Haphephobia - of Touch
• Harpaxophobia - of being Robbed
• Hedonophobia - of Feeling Pleasure
• Heliophobia - of The Sun
• Hemophobia - of Blood
• Herpetophobia - of Reptiles
• Heterophobia - of the Opposite Sex
• Hexakoioihexkontalhexaphobia - of the number 666
• Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia - of 😏 Long Words
• Hodophobia - of Road Travel
• Homiclophobia - of Fog
• Homilophobia - of Sermons
• Hoplophobia - of Firearms
• Hydrophobia or Aquaphobia - of Water
• Hypegiaphobia - of Responsibility
• Hypochondria - of Illness
• Iatrophobia - of Doctors
• Ichtyophobia - of Fish
• Illyngophobia - of Vertigo
• Insectophobia - of Insects
• Iophobia - of Poison
• Isolophobia - of Solitude
• Ithyphallophobia - of the Penis
• Judeophobia - of Jews
• Kathisophobia - of Sitting
• Kenophobia - of Empty Spaces
• Kinetophobia - of Motion
• Kleptophobia - of Stealing
• Koinoniphobia - of Rooms
• Koniophobia - of Dust
• Koumpounophobia - of Buttons
• Kyphophobia - of Stooping
• Leprophobia - of Leprosy
• Lilapsophobia - of Tornadoes & Hurricans
• Limnophobia - of Lakes
• Linonophobia - of String
• Liticaphobia - of Lawsuits & Litigation
• Lockiophobia - of Childbirth
• Logophobia, Verbophobia - of Words
• Luiphobia - of Syphilis
• Mageirocophobia - of Cooking
• Malaxophobia, Sarmassophobia - of Love Play
• Mastigophobia, Poinephobia, Rhabdophobia - of Punishment
• Mechanophobia - of Machines
• Megalophobia - of Large Things
• Melophobia - of Music
• Menophobia - of Menstruation
• Merinthophobia - of being Tied-up
• Metathesiophobia - of Changes
• Methyphobia - of Alchohol
• Metrophobia - of Poetry
• Microphobia - of Small Things
• Misophobia - of Dirt & Germs
• Mnemophobia - of Memories
• Motorphobia - of Motor-Vehicles
• Musophobia - of Mice
• Mycophobia - of Mushrooms
• Myxophobia - of Slime
• Necrophobia or Thanatophobia - of Death & Dead Things
• Neopharmaphobia - of New Drugs
• Nephophobia - of Clouds
• Noctiphobia - of the Night
• Nomatophobia - of Names
• Nosocomephobia - of Hospitals
• Novercaphobia - of Stepmothers
• Nurmerophobia - of Numbers
• Nyctophobia, Lygophobia - of The Dark (why am I just learning these words now?)
• Obesophobia - of Gaining Weight
• Ochophobia - of Vehicles---not to be confused with ...
• Octophobia - of the Figure- (not necessarily the Number-) 8
• Oenophobia - of Wines
• Oikophobia - of Home
• Olfactophobia - of Smell
• Ombrophobia - of Rain
• Ommetaphobia - of Eyes
• Opthalmophobia - of being Stared-at (by people)
• Ornithophobia - of Birds
• Osphrsiophobia - of Smells
• Ostrconophobia - of Shellfish
• Ouranophobia (or Uranophobia) - of Heaven
• Pagophobia - of Ice or Frost
• Papaphobia - of The Pope
• Papyrophobia - of Paper
• Pathophobia - of Disease
• Parasitophobia - of Parasites
• Peccatophobia - of Sinning
• Pediophobia - of Dolls
• Pedophobia - of Children
• Phalacrophobia - of going Bald
• Pharmacophobia - of Medication
• Phasmophobia - of Ghosts
• Philematophobia - of Kissing
• Philophobia - of Love
• Phobophobia - of Phobias
• Phonophobia - of Noises
• Phthisiophobia - of Tuberculosis
• Plocophobia - of Tombstones
• Plutophobia - of Wealth
• Podophobia - of Feet
• Pogonophobia - of Beards
• Proctophobia - of Rectums
• Pterdophobia - of Ferns
• Pteromerhanophobia - of Flying
• Pupaphobia - of Puppets
• Pyrophobia - of Fire
• Radiophobia - of X-Ray Radiation
• Ranidaphobia - of Frogs
• Rhypophobia - of Defecation
• Rhytiphobia - of getting Wrinkles
• Rupophobia - of Dirt
• Russophobia - of Russians (a nationality that isn't what it used to mean ... if it means anything at all now)
• Samhainophobia - of Halloween
• Satanophobia - of the devil Satan
• Scabiophobia - of Scabies
• Scelerophobia - of Burglars
• Sciophobia - of Shadows
• Scoleciphobia - of Worms
• Scolionophobia or Didaskaleinophobia - of School (or Going to School)
• Scotomaphobia - of Blindness
• Scriptophobia - of Writing in Public
• Selenophobia - of (not Catwoman) The Moon
• Seplophobia - of Decaying Matter
• Siderodomophobia - of Trains
• Siderophobia - of Stars
• Sinistrophobia - of Left-Handednes
• Sociophobia - of Social Evaluation
• Somniphobia - of Sleep
• Sphexosophbia - of Wasps
• Staurophobia - of The Crucifix
• Stenophobia - of Narrow Places
• Symbolophobia - of Symbolism
• Symmetrophobia - of Symmetry
• Syngenesophobia - of Relatives
• Syphilophobia - of Syphilis
• Tachophobia - of Speed
• Taphephobia - of being Buried Alive
• Tapinophobia - of being Contagious
• Taurophobia - of Bulls
• Technophobia - of Technology
• Teleophobia - of Definite Plans
• Testophobia - of taking Exams & Tests
• Thalassophobia - of The Sea
• Theatrophobia - of Theaters
• Thermophobia - of Heat
• Tocophobia - of Childbirth
• Tonitrophobia - of Thunder
• Toxiphobia - of Poison
• Traumatophobia - of Injury
• Tremophobia - of Trembling
• Trypanophobia - of Needles/Injections
• Trypophobia - of Holes
• Urophobia - of Urine
• Vaccinophobia - of Vaccinations
• Venustraphobia - of Beautiful Women
• Verminophobia - of Germs
• Vestiphobia - of Clothing
• Virginitiphobia - of Rape
• Vitricophobia - of Stepfathers
• Wiccaphobia - of Witches & Witchcraft
• Xenophobia - of Strangers or Foreigners
• Xerophobia - of Dryness
• Xylophobia - of Forests (and not of the Marimba)
• Zelophobia - of Jealousy
• Zeusophobia - of God
• Zoophobia - of Animals
• Allurophobia or Gatophobia - of Cats
• Ophidiophobia - of Snakes
• Ranidaphobia - of Frogs
• Galeophobia - of Sharks
• Ichthyophobia - of Fish
• Ornithophobia - of Birds
• Equinophobia - of Horses
• Musophobia - of Mice
• Alektorophobia - of Chickens
• Carcinophobia - of Cancer
• Vehophobia - of Driving
• Basiphobia (Basophobia) - of Falling
• Achievemephobia - of Success
• Theophobia - of God/Religion
• Metathesiophobia - of Change
• Globophobia - of Balloons
• Emetophobia - of Vomiting or Dropping Inhibitions
• Gephyrophobia - of Bridges & the Crossing thereof
• Panophobia - of Everything
• Paraskevidekatriaphobia - of Friday the 13th
• Athazagoraphobia - of Being Forgotten or Not Remembering Things
• Pediophobia - of Dolls
• Achondoplasiaphobia - of Little People
• Sidonglobophobia - of Cotton Balls or Plastic Foams
• Scelerophobia - of Crime
• Phasmophobia or Spectrophobia - of Ghosts
• Tokophobia - of Pregnancy
• Telephonophobia - of Talking on the Phone
• Pognophobia - of Beards
• Omphalophobia - of Belly Buttons
• Pseudodysphagia - of Choking
• Bathophobia - of Depths
• Cacomorphobia - of Fat People
• Gerascophobia - of Getting Old/Aging
• Ligyrophobia - of Loud Noises
• Ergophobia - of Work
• Allodoxaphobia - of Opinions
• Photophobia - of Light
• Disposophobia - of Getting Rid of stuff
• Coasterphobia - of Roller-Coasters
• Thalassophobia - of the Ocean
• Scoleciphobia - of Worms
• Kinemortophobia - of Zombies
• Taphophobia - of Being Buried Alive
• Kopophobia - of Fatigue
• Anemophobia - of Wind
• Agliophobia, Odynophobia - of Pain
• Agrizoophobia - of Wild Animals
• Agyrophobia - of Crossing the Street (which might also be Dromophobia - of Crossing the Road)
• Alliumphobia - of Garlic
• Amathophobia - of Dust
• Ambulophobia - of Walking
• Amychophobia - of being Scratched
• Anablephobia - of Looking Up