15 of the most unusual phobias

15 of the most unusual phobias

- Omphalophobia – Fear of bellybuttons, touching it or sometimes of seeing one being touched.
- Papaphobia – Dread of the Pope, the papacy and the Roman Catholic Church.
- Turophobia – Fear of cheese.
- Ephebiphobia – Fear of teenagers.
- Bibliophobia – Fear of books.
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – Fear of long words.
- Oikophobia – Dread of household appliances.
- Apeirophobia – Concern for infinity, for living forever.
- Gnosiophobia – Fear of knowledge.
- Aurophobia – Concern for gold.
- Parthenophobia – Fear of young girls.
- Methyphobia – Morbid fear of alcohol.
- Peladophobia – Fear of bald people.
- Lachanophobia – Dread of vegetables.
- Allodoxaphobia – Fear of hearing other people’s opinion.