Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Phobia

Question:

What is the name of phobia:


Fear of feet.

Options:

Agiraphobia

Koinophobia

Gnosiophobia

Podophobia

Correct Answer:

Podophobia

Explanation:

The correct answer is ☀ Podophobia. Podophobia is the fear of feet.

It is an irrational or disproportionate fear that can cause people to avoid looking at feet, touching feet, or even thinking about feet.

The other phobias you mentioned are:

  • Agiraphobia is the anxiety that occurs when one is in a public or crowded place
  • Koinophobia is the fear of living an ordinary life, a fear that resembles a mid- life crisis
  • Gnosiophobia is the fear of knowledge. “Gnos” means knowledge, and “phobia” means fear.