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8 weird phobias you almost certainly have

Yes, you.

1. Syngenesophobia

The fear of relatives. Who DOESN’T fear their relatives?

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2. Didaskaleinophobia

The fear of school, or as some call it, “childhood”.

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3. Coulrophobia

The fear of clowns. I mean, come on.

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4. Rhypophobia

The fear of defecation. This applies to us all in the office. WHAT IF SOMEONE COMES IN?

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5. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia

Fear of long words. The kind of word you start using to impress someone, and then halfway through realise you can’t remember how to finish it.

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6. Olfactophobia

The fear of smells. Certain smells, anyway.

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7. Phengophobia

The fear of daylight. As experienced by all human beings on Saturday mornings.

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8. Anatidaephobia

The fear of being watched by a duck.

OK, you didn’t have it before.

But do you have it…. NOW?

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Yep, thought so.

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