Might be Uncanny Valley
Answer from Secret on Stack ExchangeThe uncanny valley is a hypothesis in the field of human aesthetics which holds that when human features look and move almost, but not exactly, like natural human beings, it causes a response of revulsion among some human observers. Examples can be found in the fields of robotics,1 3D computer animation,[2][3] and in medical fields such as burn reconstruction, infectious diseases, neurological conditions, and plastic surgery.[4] The "valley" refers to the dip in a graph of the comfort level of humans as subjects move toward a healthy, natural human likeness described in a function of a subject's aesthetic acceptability.
cognitive psychology - Fear of things that look like or resemble humans - Psychology & Neuroscience Stack Exchange
I need help finding the definition of fear of inanimate objects coming to life for my dissertation, I can’t find it anywhere.
I wouldn't say phobia more so a disorder? But perhaps Anthropomorphize
More on reddit.comWTW for someone who is phobic of Uncanny Valley things/people?
fear of MOVING objects?
My 4-year-old is suddenly afraid of everything. What should I do?
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Might be Uncanny Valley
The uncanny valley is a hypothesis in the field of human aesthetics which holds that when human features look and move almost, but not exactly, like natural human beings, it causes a response of revulsion among some human observers. Examples can be found in the fields of robotics,1 3D computer animation,[2][3] and in medical fields such as burn reconstruction, infectious diseases, neurological conditions, and plastic surgery.[4] The "valley" refers to the dip in a graph of the comfort level of humans as subjects move toward a healthy, natural human likeness described in a function of a subject's aesthetic acceptability.
I think the word you're looking for is Xenophobia with ingroups being humanity and outgroups being humanoid non-humans.
Xenophobia is the irrational or unreasoned fear of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange. It comes from the Greek words ξένος (xenos), meaning "stranger," "foreigner," and φόβος (phobos), meaning "fear."
Xenophobia can manifest itself in many ways involving the relations and perceptions of an ingroup towards an outgroup, including a fear of losing identity, suspicion of its activities, aggression, and desire to eliminate its presence to secure a presumed purity. Xenophobia can also be exhibited in the form of an "uncritical exaltation of another culture" in which a culture is ascribed "an unreal, stereotyped and exotic quality".
-wikipedia
The only thing that comes up is the fear of dolls. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I wouldn't say phobia more so a disorder? But perhaps Anthropomorphize
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It's one of my greatest fears: humanoid things that have something just off about their appearance/personality/movements.. That's the only thing I'm ever afraid of when it comes to horror movies, too and I can't seem to find the word for it anywhere online.