Which of the following is the fear of snakes?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Ophidiophobia
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Astrophobia | usually given as a fear of thunder and lightning (some books give it as a fear of the stars and space) | Because of her astrophobia, Meenu shuts every window as soon as the thunder starts. |
| (2) Phasmophobia | a fear of ghosts | Because of his phasmophobia, Sahil sleeps with the lights on after hearing ghost stories. |
| (3) Ophidiophobia (answer) | a strong fear of snakes | Because of his ophidiophobia, Rahul will not even look at snake pictures in his biology book. |
| (4) Toxicophobia | a fear of poison or of being poisoned (a snake may carry poison, but this fear is of poison itself, not of snakes) | Rekha’s toxicophobia makes her wash every vegetable many times to remove any pesticide. |