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phobia
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pho·bi·a  (fb-)
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
Noun
Psychiatry an intense and irrational fear of a given situation or thing [Greek phobos fear]
phobic adjn
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.phobiaphobia - 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 << OPPOSITE liking
Translations
phobia [ˈfəubjə] nfobia

phobia [ˈfəubjə] nphobie f

phobia [ˈfəubjə] nPhobie f

phobia [ˈfəubjə] nfobia

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 kammo phobie פוֹבּיָה डर, भीति fobija,bolestan strah fóbia takut sjúklegur ótti, fælni fobia 恐怖症 공포증 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 恐怖


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