Phobias 2 Vocabulary

According to the previous class, the word Phobia comes from which language?

• English

• Italian

• Japanese

• Greek

Answer explanation

It comes from the word phobos which means fear

What is the name of the FEAR of Spiders?

• Spider fear

• Arachnefear

• Spiderphobia

• Arachnophobia

What is the name of the FEAR of Flights?

• Flightphobia

• Airplanephobia

• Aerophobia

• Planephobia

What is the name of the FEAR of Darkness?

• Nyctophobia

• Darkophobia

• Obscuraphobia

• Agoraphobia

Which one of these do you think is the most common phobia?

• Coulrophobia

• Cynophobia

• Acrophobia

• Phronemophobia

Answer explanation

Coulrophobia: fear of Clowns

Cynophobia: Fear of Dogs

Acrophobia: Fear of Heights; according to a study 6% of the world's popultion.

Phronemophobia: Fear of Thinking

Which of these is the LEAST common phobia?

• Glossophobia

• Astraphobia

• Ergasiophobia

• Agoraphobia

Answer explanation

Glossophobia: fear of public speaking

Astraphobia: Fear of Thunder and Lighting

Ergasiophobia: Fear of work

Agoraphobia: Fear of open spaces or being unable to escape

Based on the previous answers: Which language do they use to create most Phobias' names?

• Latin + Greek

• Latin + Romance

• Greek + English

• They invent new words.

Answer explanation

This is typically done by combining a Greek (or sometimes Latin) prefix that describes the phobia with the –phobia suffix.

For example, a fear of water would be named by combining “hydro” (water) and “phobia” (fear).