Pactophobia

The persistent fear or anxiety of not securing the absolute best possible deal, price, bargain, or agreement in a purchase, negotiation, or transaction. This often manifests as obsessive comparison shopping, decision paralysis, regret after buying, or an inability to commit even when a good offer is available, driven by the dread of "missing out" on something better.

"Her pactophobia is out of control — she spent two hours on Black Friday refreshing pages because she was terrified of not getting the best deal on those headphones."

by MatHematic April 10, 2026

factophobia

An irrational aversion to certain basic facts when said facts interfere with ones ideology

Some examples of factophobia:

Birthers who refuse to acknowledge Obama's citizenship.

The Reagan Revisionist who refuses to admit the fact that Ronald Reagan tripled the national debt!

by Just_sayin' January 20, 2016

Panophobia

Fear of everything

Person: Ahhhhhhh! A marker! Ahhhhhhhh! A computer! Ahhhhhhhh! A banana! Ahhhhhhhh! A notebook! Ahhhhhhhh! A garden gnome!

Person 2: Hmmmm.... seems to me you have a bad case of Panophobia...

Person 1: Ahhhhhhhh! A person!

by Richard The Gnome... Shhhh!!! February 20, 2010

photophobia

Photophobia is a fear of, or adverse physical or psychological reaction to light. Whether from rapid change of light intensity, or sudden burst of bright light, as from a camera flash. Not to be confused with heliophobia, which is a fear of the Sun.

When we went to the laser light show, Jon must've got a case of photophobia. He puked and had a seizure.

by Bada Bing, Bada Boom September 1, 2013

Pantaphobia

Afraid of everything.

Man: pantaphobia.

Man 2: what?
Man: that’s what it’s called pantaphobia. It’s not a fear of pants if that’s what you’re thinking. It’s a fear of everything, including pants I suppose, in that case, sorry go on.

Man 2: he hates crayons
Man: understandable

(If you watch Doctor who and have seen the eleventh doctors episodes you will know this quote)

by Lezzy February 22, 2019

Pantophobia

A fear of everything

Gemma had a fearof everything, not just wasps.

by White Wicca March 13, 2004

paleophobia

Fear of old things. From the Greek (palaios-, "old”) and (-phobos, “fear”).

Alice: I'm going to the museum. Want to come with me?
Bob: No thanks, old stuff creeps me out.
Alice: Why?
Bob: I dunno. Maybe I have paleophobia or something.

by もしら手 May 18, 2013