Specific Phobias

noun a specific phobia

• The patient was diagnosed with spheksophobia, an extreme fear of wasps.
• I heard Sarah has spheksophobia, so she always panics when a wasp comes near her.
• Dude, I have such bad spheksophobia that I run away screaming whenever I see a bee.
• His spheksophobia was so intense that he saw any flying insect as a potential threat.

noun an extreme fear of stars or celestial objects

• Siderophobia is a rare phobia characterized by an intense fear of stars.
• I heard that Jenny has siderophobia and gets really anxious on clear nights.
• Some people think siderophobia is just silly, but it's a real fear for those who have it.
• Her siderophobia was like a dark cloud hanging over her whenever she looked up at the night sky.

noun an extreme fear or aversion to frogs

• The psychologist diagnosed her with ranidaphobia, an extreme fear of frogs.
• I heard Sarah has ranidaphobia, she freaks out whenever she sees a frog.
• Dude, I have ranidaphobia, those slimy little creatures give me the creeps.
• Her ranidaphobia was so intense, she saw a frog in every shadow.