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The to construct words that describe irrational, disabling Fear as a mental disorder (e.g., Agoraphobia ), in Chemistry to describe chemical aversions (e.g., Hydrophobic ), in Biology to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g., Acidophobia ), and in Medicine to describe hypersensitivity to a stimulus, usually sensory (e.g., Photophobia ). In common usage they also form words that describe dislike or hatred of a particular thing or subject. The suffix is Antonym ic to -phil- . Many people apply the suffix ''-phobia'' inappropriately to mild or irrational fears with no serious substance; however, earlier senses relate to Psychiatry which studies serious phobias which disable a person's Life . For more information on the psychiatric side of this, including how psychiatry groups phobias as agoraphobia, social phobia, or simple phobia, see Phobia . The following lists include words ending in ''-phobia'', and include fears that have acquired names. In many cases people have coined these words as , 1998 '' BBC News '' unsigned article in the "Entertainment" section Note too that no things, substances, or even concepts exist which someone, somewhere may not fear, sometimes irrationally so. A list of all possible phobias would run into many thousands. Most of these terms tack the Suffix ''-phobia'' onto a Greek word for the object of the fear (some use a combination of a Latin root with the Greek suffix, which many classicists consider linguistically impure). In some cases (particularly the less medically-oriented usages), a word ending in ''-phobia'' may have an Antonym with the suffix '' -phil- '', e.g., Germanophobe / Germanophile . See also the . PHOBIA LISTS A large number of''-phobia'' lists circulate on the Internet, with words collected from indiscriminate sources, often copying each other. Also, a number of psychiatric websites exist that at the first glance cover a huge number of phobias, but in fact use a standard text to fit any phobia and reuse it for all unusual phobias by merely changing the name. Content Spammers Help You Overcome Prostitute Phobia Such practice is known as Content Spamming and is used to attract Search Engine s. Some examples: : "... The expert phobia team at CTRN's Phobia Clinic is board-certified to help with Russophobia and a variety of related problems. The success rate of our 24 hour program is close to 100%" : "...We don't use hypnosis for Prostitute Phobia but our modern techniques are equally relaxing and enjoyable. Clients immediately notice that they feel different. Once the unconscious mind feels safe and learns how to respond appropriately, it will always know — so the results are permanent. Prostitute Phobia is gone. Forever." {Link without Title} : "...To learn more about our 24-Hour Telephone Phobia Program, please call us at 1-800-828-7484 (+1-650-249-5120 from outside the USA) for a complimentary consultation to discuss the problem..." {Link without Title} PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS In many cases specialists prefer to avoid the suffix ''-phobia'' and use more descriptive terms, see, e.g., Personality Disorders , Anxiety Disorder s, Avoidant Personality Disorder , Love-shyness , Love Sickness .
Zoophobias
NON-PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS The following medical conditions have nothing to do with irrational fears. However, each usually has a psychological disorder of the same name which is an irrational fear. The behavior of an individual with the medical condition can be similar to the behavior of an individual with the psychological disorder of the same name (e.g., for both usages of Photophobia the person avoids light). The difference in usage is that for the medical term there is an underlying physiological condition that results in the behavior. For example, with medical Photophobia the hypersensitivity to light is sufficient such that at some light levels the person experiences pain which they avoid by seeking darkness. Removing the physiological cause of the hypersensitivity to light results in the person no longer avoiding light. With psychological Photophobia the person fears the light even though there is no current physiological pain caused by light.
BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY Biologist s use a number of ''-phobia/-phobic'' terms to describe predispositions by plants and animals against certain conditions. See for antonyms in "Biology" section of the " -phil- " article.
PREJUDICES One can readily use the suffix ''-phobia'' to coin a term that denotes a particular anti-ethnic sentiment, such as vs. Anti-Polonism . See " List Of Anti-ethnic Terms " for more examples. Anti-religious sentiments are expressed in terms such as Christianophobia and Islamophobia . Other prejudices include
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