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Scared?

What are you scared of? The chances are that if something exists, then someone somewhere is frightened of it-and this fear may well have a name. Did you know, for example, that if you’re afraid of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth, you’re arachibutyrophobic?

Look at these names to the fear!

Agoraphobia

Fear of open,public places

Cynophobia

Fear of dogs

Dentophobia

Fear of dentists

Galeophobia

Fear of sharks

Gatophobia

Fear of cats

Hypnophobia

Fear of sleep

Ophidiophobia

Fear of snakes

Ornithophobia

Fear of birds

Rhytiphobia

Fear of getting wrinkles

Arachnophobia

Fear of spiders