Multiple choice general knowledge

FEAR OF what causes: Iophobia…..

  1. People

  2. Floods

  3. Numbers

  4. Poison
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Explanation

Iophobia (also spelled iophobia) refers to fear of poison. The prefix likely derives from Greek 'ion' meaning violet/poison or related to toxic substances. This phobia involves fear of being poisoned or fear of poisonous substances. The other options represent: people (anthropophobia), floods (antlophobia), and numbers (arithmophobia or numerophobia).

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