What is the term for fear of fire?

What is the term for fear of fire?

• A. Hydrophobia
• B. Pyrophobia
• C. Arachnophobia
• D. Acrophobia

Answer: (B)

Pyrophobia is the fear of fire. The word combines pyro- meaning fire with -phobia meaning fear, signaling a specific phobia where flames trigger intense anxiety and avoidance. People with this fear may experience symptoms like a racing heart, sweating, or a panic response when they see or think about fire, or when near even small flames. Hydrophobia is about fear of water (and historically related to rabies), not fire. Arachnophobia is fear of spiders, and acrophobia is fear of heights. The Greek roots help you decode these terms: pyro- = fire, hydro- = water, arachno- = spider, and acro- = height, with -phobia denoting fear.

Pyrophobia is the fear of fire. The word combines pyro- meaning fire with -phobia meaning fear, signaling a specific phobia where flames trigger intense anxiety and avoidance. People with this fear may experience symptoms like a racing heart, sweating, or a panic response when they see or think about fire, or when near even small flames.

Hydrophobia is about fear of water (and historically related to rabies), not fire. Arachnophobia is fear of spiders, and acrophobia is fear of heights. The Greek roots help you decode these terms: pyro- = fire, hydro- = water, arachno- = spider, and acro- = height, with -phobia denoting fear.