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Solophobia 

n. The fear of being alone. Amplified by separation from one's parent(s) at a young age, and/or being left alone at a young age for extended periods of time, solophobia is a powerful, instinctual, primal aversion to loneliness, which inspires action without thought. Solophobes seek contact with others at all times, potentially to unhealthy extents. Often immediately indistinguishable from gregariousness, solophobia differs in that it is caused by the desire to avoid negative feelings rather than a desire to seek positive feelings. While it is possible for a solophobe to experience positive feelings as an indirect result of acting on their fear, the root motivation remains the avoidance of negative feelings.

Multiple solophobes, in common company, run the risk of long periods of inaction, locked into the avoidance of negative feelings, but unable to seek positivity. A romantic bond between two undiagnosed solophobes is one of the most powerful interpersonal bonds known to pseudo-psychology.

Solophobia is distinguished from the seemingly similar "autophobia," where auto = self, and phobia = fear. Theoretically, feelings caused by autophobia would remain in the presence of others, but feelings caused by solophobia would temporarily evaporate in the presence of others. The difference between fearing one's self and fearing solitude necessitates the creation of the word Solophobia.
"In hindsight, I realize that my solophobia was the cause of my compulsion to put off my homework to hang out with my neighbors in college, who bored me anyway."

"My dog will scratch at the door to go outside to pee, but when I close the door behind her, her solophobia takes over and she immediately wants back inside, rendering her unable to pee. Dilemma."

"I think I might need to move, my neighbor keeps solophobily trying to hang out, and he smells like hot garbage."
Solophobia by carl_2012 November 30, 2011

Serbophobia

Also known as anti-Serb sentiment, is a generalized dislike of the Serb ethnic group. It has historically served as a justification for the persecution of Serb ethnicity.
Examples of Serbophobia

1. The song Alle Serben müssen sterben (also spelled Serbien muß sterbien), which became popular in Vienna in 1914, is an illustration of Serbophobia.
2. During and after the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s, Croats, and Bosniaks frequently referred to anything associated with Serbs as "Vlach" and they also frequently used the word "Chetnik" in a derogatory manner rather than in the only accurate sense as a paramilitary. She (sub-human) is an insulting term for Serbs in Albanian.
3. In 1997, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia asserted before the International Court of Justice that rhetoric and anti-Serb sentiment spread through all media, including the news, were to blame for acts of genocide against Serbs.
Serbophobia by Torontoball July 12, 2022

sexophobia 

What type of guy are you? You are full of sexophobia.
sexophobia by uttam maharjan July 7, 2010

Stephophobia

is used to describe that you dislike Stephen Jones.
I have Stephophobia because I dislike Stephen Jones!

shellophobia 

Sarah would always turn off her cell phone, ipod, and the radio when she was at gas stations for fear of blowing up and she would not let anyone open car doors while the gas was being pumped due to her shellophobia.
shellophobia by aprilmayjuneoctober November 24, 2006

Seenophobia 

The fear of saying something in a conversation and getting a SEEN.
Man, I’d tell her I want to be official, but I got a strong case of seenophobia.

Mike is not asking her out because of seenophobia. What if she’ll never write back?
Seenophobia by Realia February 9, 2018