pho·bi·a (f  b - )n. 1. A persistent, abnormal, and irrational fear of a specific thing or situation that compels one to avoid it, despite the awareness and reassurance that it is not dangerous. 2. A strong fear, dislike, or aversion. [From -phobia.] |
phobia [ˈfəʊbɪə]
n
(Psychiatry) Psychiatry an abnormal intense and irrational fear of a given situation, organism, or object
[from Greek phobos fear]
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| Noun | 1. |  phobia - an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias"anxiety disorder - a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom agoraphobia - a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place) simple phobia - any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli social phobia - any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with situations in which you are subject to criticism by others (as fear of eating in public or public speaking etc) |
phobia
noun fear, horror, terror, thing about (informal), obsession, dislike, dread, hatred, loathing, distaste, revulsion, aversion to, repulsion, irrational fear, detestation, overwhelming anxiety about She has a phobia of spiders.
liking, love, passion, fancy, bent, inclination, penchant, fondness, soft spot, partiality
liking, love, passion, fancy, bent, inclination, penchant, fondness, soft spot, partiality
Phobias
Translations
phobia [ˈfəʊbiə] n → phobie f
a phobia about sth → une phobie de qch
a phobia about snakes → une phobie des serpents
to have a phobia about sth → avoir une phobie de qch
He had a phobia about flying → Il avait une phobie de l'avion.
a phobia about sth → une phobie de qch
a phobia about snakes → une phobie des serpents
to have a phobia about sth → avoir une phobie de qch
He had a phobia about flying → Il avait une phobie de l'avion.
phobia
n phobia [ˈfəubiə]
an intense fear or hatred of something She has a phobia about birds. fobie, vrees رُهاب، خَوْف фобия fóbie fobi; sygelig angst die Phobie φοβία fobia foobia ترس؛ نفرت pelko phobie פוֹבּיָה डर, भीति fobija,bolestan strah fóbia takut sjúklegur ótti, fælni fobia 恐怖症 공포, 혐오 fobija fobija, baiļu slimība fobia fobie angst for, fobi fobia fobia fobie фобия fóbia strah pred čim fobija fobi ความกลัว korku, fobi 恐懼，憎惡，恐怖症 фобія خوف sự ám ảnh 恐惧，憎恶，恐怖症
phobia → خوف مرضي fóbie fobi Phobie φοβία fobia fobia phobie fobija fobia 恐怖症 공포증 fobia fobi fobia fobia фобия fobi ความหวาดกลัว fobi nối sợ hãi 恐惧症
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