Monk (TV series)

Monk's phobias

In order of severity, from most to least, Monk's "Top Nine List" of his most severe phobias are:

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• Germs (Misophobia, Molysmophobia, Molysomophobia, Mysophobia, Verminophobia)
• Needles (Aichmophobia, Belonephobia, Enetophobia)
• Milk (Lactophobia)
• Dying (necrophobia)
• Snakes (Ophidiophobia)
• Mushrooms (mycophobia)
• Heights (Acrophobia, Altophobia)
• Crowds (Agoraphobia)
• Elevators (a form of claustrophobia)

His "lesser" fears are:

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• Bridges (Gephyrophobia, Gephydrophobia, Gephyrdrophobia, Gephysrophobia)
• Childbirth (Lockiophobia, Maieusiophobia, Parturiphobia)
• Disorder (Ataxophobia)
• Driving
• Dogs (Cynophobia)
• Enclosed spaces, including caves, and tunnels (Cleithrophobia, Cleisiophobia, Clithrophobia)
• Flying (Aviophobia, Aviatophobia, Pteromerhanophobia)
• Lightning (Astraphobia, Astrapophobia, Brontophobia, Keraunophobia )
• Public speaking (Glossophobia)
• Spiders (Arachnophobia)
• The Wind