Choose the word for:
A strong fear of getting hurt or injured
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Traumatophobia
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Traumatophobia (answer) | a strong fear of getting hurt or injured | Siddharth’s traumatophobia keeps him off the cricket field, as he worries that a hard ball will injure him. |
| (2) Thanatophobia | a fear of death | Mr Verma’s thanatophobia makes him anxious whenever the talk turns to death. |
| (3) Toxicophobia | a fear of being poisoned | Mohan’s toxicophobia makes him refuse any food that he has not cooked himself. |
| (4) Hematophobia | a fear of blood | Rakesh’s hematophobia made him faint at the sight of blood from a small cut. |