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8 weird phobias you almost certainly have
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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