Different Kinds of Phobia--Have You Heard of Them?

1.Kinesophobia: Pathological fear of motion

The root of this word is kinein, Greek for to move.

2.Kathisophobia: Fear of sitting down

The Greek kathizein means to sit down.

3.Aichmophobia: A morbid fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as a needle or a pointing finger)

4.At the root of this word lies an iconic pointed object of the ancient world: the Greek aikhmē means "spear" or "javelin."

5.Amaxophobia: Fear of being in or riding in a vehicle

This word comes from the Greek amaxa, meaning wagon – which suggests the vehicle that first inspired this fear.

6.Ailurophobia: Abnormal fear of cats

This word comes from ailurous, the Greek word for cat.