Social, Agora or Specific
It's surprising! This specific fear of being in small, confined spaces and the fear of Santa Clause are not the same.
What is claustrophobia?
Coulrophobia:
Coulro (Greek): "klooun"– a jester or stilt walker
What is a fear of clowns 🤡?
Orlando Bloom suffers from swinophobia, the fear of this four legged animal.
Glossophobia, the fear of public speaking, is categorized as this type of phobia.
What is social?
Trypophobia:
Trypta (Greek): "hole"– circular pattern or closely packed holes
What is the fear of a pattern of holes?
Orbitagoraphobia is the fear of revolving doors. This "Gentlemen" is more handy with a revolver than a door, alright, alright.
Who is Matthew McConaughey?
Nomophobia is a social phobia. It's a fear of being detached from this device.
What is a cellphone?
Omphalophobia:
Omphalo (Greek): "navel"– aversion to a unique part of the human anatomy.
What is the fear of bellybuttons?
This 90s star has a fear of being in large bodies of water, such as an ocean or a lake (thalassophobia). No worries– a life jacket will be there for you! 👏🏽
Who is Jennifer Aniston?
The fear of being trapped or thinking one will be trapped: cleithrophobia.
What is a specific phobia?
Amaxophobia:
Amaxa (Greek): "wagon"– a carriage, a vehicle 🚗
What is the fear of driving?
This Avengers star says she has "a fear of everything with beaks and wings" or Ornithophobia. Good thing she was cast as Black Widow and not Hawkeye.
Who is Scarlett Johansson?
This is a fear of being alone outside of one's home, public transportation or open/enclosed spaces.
What is a agoraphobia?
Lepidopterophobia:
Lepidoptera (Greek): "scaly winged"- having been of an egg, larva and pupa (cocoon).
What is fear of butterflies or moths?
Even though she donned a bright and scaly boa, this pop star still has a fear of reptiles– or herpetophobia.
Who is Britney Spears?