Kinemortophobia, or the fear of zombies, is surprisingly common.
Kinemortophobia, or the fear of zombies,1 is surprisingly common.
Kinemortophobia is often considered a joke where, in reality, it is a very real phobia. Kinemortophobics are terrified of zombies, or are afraid of turning into zombies.
Dear Dr David Kraft. I suffer from Kinemortophobia which is the fear of zombies.
Understanding the phobia can help you overcome it and live a fulfilling life. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is one of the longest words in the dictionary, and ironically, it means the fear of long words. It originally was referred to as Sesquipedalophobia but was changed at some point to sound more intimidating.
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These words may not come in handy anytime soon unless you're planning to visit Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch or diagnose someone with a pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
1. Arachibutyrophobia (Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth) Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.
Podophobia is an intense fear of feet. Someone with the condition might be scared of their own feet or other people's feet. If your fear prevents you from enjoying everyday activities, or if it affects your ability to function at work, school or in social situations, it's time to get help.
Pediophobia is a fear of dolls or inanimate objects that look real, and pedophobia is a fear of actual children. People can suffer from both phobias, so someone who fears children (pedophobia) may also fear the childlike features of dolls (pediophobia), and someone with pediophobia may also have pedophobia.
Phobias may be irrational but they are real medical conditions that can be treated.
a phobia may be a learned response that a person develops early in life from a parent or sibling (brother or sister) genetics may play a role – there's evidence to suggest that some people are born with a tendency to be more anxious than others.
What is nosophobia? People who have nosophobia have an illogical fear of developing a specific disease. Usually, the illness they fear is life-threatening. The word nosophobia originates from the Greek words for disease, “nosos,” and fear, “phobos.”
How common is phobophobia? It's hard knowing exactly how many people have a specific phobia, like phobophobia, but it's rare. We do know that about 1 in 10 American adults and 1 in 5 teenagers will deal with a specific phobia disorder at some point in their lives, though.
Phobias are one of the most common mental illnesses in the United States. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIH), approximately 12.5% of adults in the U.S. will deal with a specific phobia in their lifetime.1 Women are more likely to experience phobias than men.
1. Arachnophobia – The fear of spiders.
Dendrophobia is a type of specific phobia disorder. A particular object (trees) leads to a fearful response.
phobias or “irrational” fears. It is normal and even helpful to experience fear in dangerous situations.
Deipnophobia is a form of social anxiety disorder, manifesting as the fear of eating in front of others. The condition can be difficult or even debilitating to deal with every day.
What is nyctophobia? Nyctophobia is an extreme fear of the dark. The name comes from the Greek word for night. Children and adults with nyctophobia may fear being alone in the dark.
Some people may experience multiple phobias. They can be broadly categorised into two groups: Specific phobias. Complex phobias.
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For many, Novinophobia – the fear of running out of wine – is very real.
It's Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. This 1,000-foot hill near the township Porangahau holds the Guinness World Record for longest place name with 85 characters. Locals call it Taumata or Taumata Hill.
What is the longest English word? The longest English word is also the longest word in the world, with almost 190,000 letters. It is the chemical name for titin, the largest protein known.
As we saw at the start of our hunt, the longest word according to a lot of sources is the technical name for the protein titin. It is the same across all languages and has nearly 200,000 letters. Here's a snippet of the first 4,000 characters!