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Phobia
An intense and lasting fear of one particular thing, such as spiders (arachnophobia), heights (acrophobia) or enclosed spaces (claustrophobia).
In the game
In the game, 1 prompt asks about phobia. 245 answers count in total; the common ones float, and 195 rare ones sink below the surface.
Examples
From the prompt “Name a phobia”, among the ones people know best:
- Arachnophobia
- Claustrophobia
- Agoraphobia
- Acrophobia
- Xenophobia
- Hydrophobia
- Ophidiophobia
- Coulrophobia
- Trypophobia
- Cynophobia
Prompts that use it
See also
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