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Peniaphobia refers to fear of poverty. The prefix 'penia-' comes from Greek 'penia' meaning poverty or need. This phobia involves an abnormal and persistent fear of becoming poor or experiencing financial hardship. The other options are different phobias: chickens (alektoraphobia), number 13 (triskaidekaphobia), and learning (philosophobia or sophophobia).