Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Kainophobia????????

  1. fear of germs, contamination or dirt

  2. fear of dancing

  3. fear of newness

  4. fear of large/oversized objects
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Kainophobia (also spelled cainophobia or neophobia) is the irrational fear of newness, new things, or change. The term derives from Greek 'kainos' meaning new. Option C correctly identifies this. Distractor A refers to mysophobia (germophobia), B refers to chorophobia (fear of dancing), and D refers to megalophobia.

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