Trypanophobia

Here's a cool post I saw on thefreedictionary.com it is about phobias.

Phobias are fears. It means you are afraid of X. It is most often used as a SUFFIX at the end of words...

arachnophobia

The fear of spiders.

I have arachnophobia.

Phobias are nouns.

agoraphobia

The fear of open or public spaces.

I'm an agoraphobe.

~phobe is used as a noun meaning a person who is afraid of X.

Claustrophobia

The opposite of agoraphobia, it is a fear of narrow, small or enclosed spaces.

I'm claustrophobic.

~phobic is an adjective meaning a person who has X~phobia.

So what does trypanophobia mean? I had no idea until I read this article:

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Trypanophobia

Check it out!

Phil