What is the name of the phobia given below?
A strong fear of animals
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Zoophobia
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Anthropophobia | a fear of people and their company | Rahul’s anthropophobia makes him eat lunch alone, far from his classmates. |
| (2) Zoophobia (answer) | a strong fear of animals | On a visit to his grandparents’ village, Farhan’s zoophobia kept him indoors, away from the cows, goats and dogs. |
| (3) Heliophobia | a fear of sunlight | Because of his heliophobia, Akash stays indoors on bright afternoons and goes out only after sunset. |
| (4) Domatophobia | a fear of being inside a house | Mr Khanna’s domatophobia makes him uneasy inside his own flat, so he works on the terrace. |