AP Lit Vocab 2: Mania, philia, phobia

acrophobia

the extreme fear of heights

agoraphobia

fear and avoidance of places or situations

audiophile

person who loves music / enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction

balletomania

extreme passion for ballet

bibliomania

obsession to collect and hoard books

bibliophile

person who loves & collects books

bibliophobe

person who hates, fears, or distrusts books

claustrophobia

fear of being in small, closed-in, or narrow spaces that may be hard to get out of

dipsomaniac

person who has an extreme recurring urge to drink alcohol

hemophiliac

someone who has a rare, inherited genetic disorder that stops the blood from clotting normally

kleptomaniac

person with repenting urge to steal items for financial value

mania

abnormally high energy, extreme excitement, elevated or irritable mood

megalomania

desire for power, wealth, and control with a delusional belief that you’re more important, powerful, or famous than you are

monomania

exaggerated or unhealthy focus on one single idea or subject

phobia

intense and lasting fear for a specific object, activity, or situation that poses little to no actual danger

photophilic

“light loving”, attached to and thriving in light

photophobia

noun; extreme sensitivity to light

photophobic

adjective; extreme sensitivity to light, causes pain or discomfort

pyromaniac

uncontrollable, repetitive urge to start fires on purpose

xenophobia

irrational fear, dislike, or hatred of people from other countries, cultures, or groups perceived as strange or foreign