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College English 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pyromaniac | obsessed with fire |
| Sipsomaniac | problem with alcohol |
| Ophidiophobia | fear of snakes |
| Astraphobia | fear of lightening |
| Ceraunophobia | fear of thunder |
| Kleptomaniac | compulsion to steal |
| Monomaniac | obsession with one thing |
| Megamoniac | believe they are a god |
| Nyctophobia | fear of darkness |
| Acrophobia | fear of heights |
| Pyrophobia | fear of fire |
| Aquaphobia | fear of water |
| Ailurophobia | fear of cats |
| Cynophobia | fear of dogs |
| Triskaidekaphobia | fear of #13 |
| Amnesia | loss of memory |
| Amnesiac | suffers from loss of memory |
| Hypochondriac | believes they are always sick |
| Clausrophobia | fear of closed spaces |
| Agorphobia | fear of openess |
| Somnambulist | sleep walker |
| Isomniac | trouble of sleeping |
| Schizophrenic | multiple personalities |
| Maniac-depressive | altering moods of highs and lows |
| Paranoiac | often has delusions |
| Melancholiac | frequently has the blues |
| Electra complex | women grow up to marry father figure |
| Oedipus | men grow up to marry mother figure |