Multiple choice general knowledge

"Phobophobia" means?

  1. hypersensitivity to sound causing aversion to sounds.

  2. fear of ghosts, spectres or phantasms.

  3. fear of everything or constantly afraid without knowing what is causing it.

  4. fear of having a phobia.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Phobophobia is the fear of phobias or fear of developing a phobia - essentially fear of fear itself. It's a meta-phobia where anxiety stems from the possibility of having phobic reactions. Option C describes panphobia (fear of everything), which is different.