There are so many phobias that start with letter A. We may know about arachnophobia which is the fear of spiders. You won’t believe how many phobias are there that start with A. Read on to know about all these phobias and then tell us what you are afraid of.

Agoraphobia 

The fear of leaving a safe space or going into crowds or open spaces is called agoraphobia.

Achluophobia

The fear of darkness is called achluophobia.

Acarophobia

Fear of insect bite that cause itching or the fear of itching is called acarophobia.

Ablutophobia

Fear of bathing, cleaning or washing is ablutophobia. This overwhelming fear is an anxiety disorder.

Acerbophobia

The fear of eating sour food such as pickle and lemons is termed as acerbophobia.

Agateophobia

This word is derived from the Greek word “agate” which means insanity. It is also known as dementophobia. The fear of becoming insane.

Acousticophobia

The fear of hearing some specific noises like yelling and whistling. “Acoustico” is a Greek word which means “hear”.

Algophobia

An abnormal fear of pain is known as algophobia or algiophobia.

Acrophobia

The fear of heights that is more overwhelming than a normal person is called acrophobia.

Aeroacrophobia

The fear of open high spaces is known as aeroacrophobia. Even thinking of open high spaces can put the sufferer in anxiety.

Aerophobia

An irrational fear of flying or going into fresh air.

Aeronausiphobia

Fear of vomiting that may be due to airsickness. The people who have fear of vomiting often experience this phobia.

Agrizoophobia

People with agrizoophobia avoid going to zoos because of the fear of wild animals. The Greek word “agri” means “field” while in Greek “zoo” means animal.

Aurophobia

People who dislike gold because of its appearance or because it represents have fear of gold which is known as aurophobia.

Aviatophobia or Aviophobia

It is like Aerophobia. People become afraid even at the thought of air travel.

Automysophobia

Well, many people can have this phobia. It is the fear of being unclean. The word “Auto” means “self” and “mysos” means “dirt” in Greek.

Autodysomophobia

It is an irrational fear of the one that is emitting a vile odor.

Autophobia

Many of us may live alone but there are some people that always seek the company of others. Those people have fear of being alone.

Auroraphobia

Would you believe some people have fear of Northern lights or Aurora Borealis?

Automatonophobia

The fear of humanoid robots or wax statues or things that are designed to represent humans is called automatonophobia.

Atomosophobia

Fear of bomb blasts and atomic explosion is termed as atomosophobia.

Aulophobia

An irrational fear of musical instruments especially flutes is known as aulophobia.

Atelophobia

For some people imperfections don’t impact daily life but for some they become phobia. So don’t be afraid of your imperfections.

Atychiphobia

The fear that doesn’t allow us to move forward due to the risk of failure. Fear of failure can develop due to unsupportive parents.

Ataxophobia

Fear of untidiness is called ataxophobia. It is an anxiety disorder that may cause you to feel trapped and helpless.

Athazagoraphobia

It is a specific phobia in which a person is afraid of being ignored. It is also call as a fear of forgetting.

Asymmetriphobia

Sometimes asymmetric objects bother some people. Actually, those people have a fair symmetry.

Atephobia

The fear of ruins is known as atephobia.

Amathophobia

The fear of dirt and dust is amathophobia.

Ailurophobia

Some people have fear of cats known as ailurophobia.

Alliumphobia

Some people hate garlic so much that they develop a phobia of garlic known as alliumphobia.

Agyrophobia

Fear of crossing roads or alleys with the danger in mind of getting harm even there is no such threat.

Alektorophobia

The word “Alektor” means “rooters” in Greek. So the intense fear of chickens is alektorophobia.

Aichmophobia

The fear of sharp or pointed objects such as needles, pins, or scissors is aichmophobia.

Albuminurophobia

If someone’s urinary habits change then they start to think that they have kidney problems. This fear of kidney disease is albuminurophobia.

Allodoxaphobia

The word “allo” is a Greek word. Its meaning is “different”. While the word “doxa” means “opinion” in Greek. So the fear of opinions is allodoxaphobia.

Anglophobia

The fear of English culture is anglophobia.

Ambulophobia

Phobia of walking or standing erect is ambulophobia. People who have this fear hesitate to walk anywhere.

Arrhenphobia

Also, we can call androphobia. The origin of the word “andro” is Greek. It means “men”. The phobia of men is arrhenophobia.

Anablephobia

This word is a combination of Latin and Greek words. “Ana” is a Greek word meaning “up” while “ble” is Latin meaning “act of looking”. So the phobia of looking up is anablephobia.

Anginophobia

The phobia of choking or narrowing of the throat is termed as anginophobia. Maily this fear is caused by witnessing someone being choked.

Ancraophobia

It is also known as anemophobia. It is an extreme phobia of drafts or winds. People who have this phobia often have panic attacks.

Amnesiphobia

The word “a” means “no” in Greek. And the word “mnes” means “memory”. The fear of no memory or amnesia is amnesiphobia.

Angrophobia

The phobia of becoming angry is angrophobia.

Amychophobia

The fear of being scratched is amychophobia. People with amychophobia don’t have pets because there are chances of being scratched by insects.

Apiphobia

Technically the fear of bee’s stings or bees is melissophobia or apiphobia. This fear is quite common in people.

Antlophobia

The origin of the word “antlia” is Greek. It means “pump”. So the intensive fear of floods is antlophobia.

Anthropophobia

It is also known as anthrophobia. The origin of the word “anthro” is Greek which means “people”. So the phobia of people is anthrphobia.

Anuptaphobia

Approximately all people are afraid of staying single but in some people this fear is overwhelming.

Aphenphosmphobia

People with aphenphosmphobia have a phobia of being touch. In some cases human touch can be overpowering and painful. Sometimes it is gender specific.

Ankylophobia

The irrational phobia of loss of mobility of joints.

Apeirophobia

Extreme phobia about everlasting things. People with apeirophobia have a phobia of understanding the concept of infinity or eternity.

Anthophobia

The origin of the word “antho” is Greek which means “flowers”. So an abnormal fear of flowers is anthophobia.

Arsonphobia

The intense fear of fire is arsonphobia. Though fear of fire is normal in healthy people but an intense fear that develops even by thinking of fire.

Arithmophobia

Arithmophobia is the fear of numbers. It is a mathematics anxiety disorder in which people fear dealing with numbers.

Apotemnophobia

Apotemnophobia is the severe fear of amputation. A person who have this phobia feel uncomfortable even being around people with stiches.

Asthenophobia

Asthenophobia is the intense fear of fainting. The word a means “no” in Greek. And the word “stehnia” means “strength”. So people with asthenophobia have extreme fear of becoming weak.

Arachibutyrophobia

The Greek “arachi” means “ground nuts” whereas “butyr” means “butter”. So fear of ground nuts and butter sticking to the roof of the mouth is arachibutyrophobia.

Astrapophobia

This phobia is also common in animals. However, in humans it mostly affects children. Phobia of lightning is astrapophobia.

Now you have learned about phobias that start with A. So tell your friends about these phobias and impress them.