One Word Substitution — Set 10
Questions 91–100 of 140
Fear of water is called:
Correct Answer: B. Hydrophobia
Hydrophobia is the fear of water. While aquaphobia also means fear of water, hydrophobia is more commonly used. Thalassophobia is fear of the sea, and batophobia is fear of depth.
Fear of darkness is called:
Correct Answer: A. Nyctophobia
Nyctophobia is the fear of darkness. Photophobia is fear of light, melanophobia is fear of the color black, and scotophobia is also fear of darkness but less common.
Excessive enthusiasm for a particular belief is called:
Correct Answer: D. Monomania
Monomania is excessive concentration on a single idea or activity, often to obsessive levels. Fanaticism is extreme devotion, zealotry is intense enthusiasm, and enthusiasm is normal interest.
Fear of blood is called:
Correct Answer: A. Hemophobia
Hemophobia is the fear of blood. This term comes from 'hemo' meaning blood and 'phobia' meaning fear. Sanguinophobia is also used, and hematophobia refers to blood disorders.
Fear of heights is called:
Correct Answer: B. Acrophobia
Acrophobia is the fear of heights. Altophobia also means fear of heights, hypsophobia is another term, and batophobia is fear of depth.
Fear of snakes is called:
Correct Answer: B. Ophidiophobia
Ophidiophobia is the fear of snakes. Herpetophobia is fear of reptiles broadly, saurophobia is fear of dinosaurs, and serpentophobia is also used for snake fear.
Abnormal craving for unusual food items is called:
Correct Answer: C. Pica
Pica is an eating disorder involving cravings for non-food substances or unusual food items. Gluttony is overeating, bulimia involves binge-eating and purging, and appetite is normal desire for food.
Excessive devotion to money and wealth is called:
Correct Answer: C. Plutomania
Plutomania is the obsessive desire for wealth and money. Avarice and cupidity are excessive greed, but plutomania specifically refers to the mania aspect.
Fear of public speaking is called:
Correct Answer: B. Glossophobia
Glossophobia is the fear of public speaking or speaking in general. Logophobia is fear of words, laliophobia is fear of speaking, and rhetophobia is not a standard term.
Uncontrollable urge to pull out hair is called:
Correct Answer: A. Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania is the irresistible urge to pull out hair from the scalp or body. Alopecia is hair loss, trichomania is a related condition, and trichophagia is eating hair.