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phobophobia

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phobophobia
1. an abnormal fear of being af raid; a fear of fear itself.
2. a fear of phobias.
See also: Fear
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Noun1.phobophobia - a morbid fear of developing a phobia
simple phobia - any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli
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Counterphobia - Phobic preferring fearful situations Amaxophobia - vehicles or fear of riding in a car Phobophobia - a fear of being afraid Scopophobia - being looked at Genuphobia - a fear of knees Panophobia - everything Triskaidekaphobia - a fear of number 13 Elizabeth I of England suffered from anthophobia, a fear of roses.
Facing phobias Why are we afraid? by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is a fear of long words and just try to pronounce it, while panophobia is a fear of everything and phobophobia is a fear of phobias.
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The most unfortunate phobia to have is phobophobia being afraid of being afraid.
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