An adjective to describe the feeling of agreement with a story teller’s confession but being too shy to openly admit it out loud. Shocking recognition and feeling of connection, like “I’m not the only one who does it” but mixed with a feeling of embarrassment and subsequent repression.

Anatidaephobia is defined as a pervasive, irrational fear that one is being watched by a duck. The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

Anatidaephobia is derived from the Greek word "anatidae", meaning ducks, geese or swans and "phobos" meaning fear.