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Definition of phobia - 7 dictionary results
pho⋅bi⋅a
[foh-bee-uh] 
bi
–noun
| a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it. |
-phobia
| a combining form meaning “fear,” occurring in loanwords from Greek (hydrophobia); on this model, used in the names of mental disorders that have the general sense “dread of, aversion toward” that specified by the initial element: agoraphobia. |
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| pho·bi·a (fō'bē-ə) n.
[From -phobia.] |
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phobia [(foh-bee-uh)]
An extreme and often unreasonable fear of some object, concept, situation, or person.
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Language Translation for : phobia
Spanish:
fobia,
German:
die Phobie,
Japanese:
恐怖症
phobia
1786, "fear, horror, aversion," Mod.L., abstracted from compounds in -phobia, from Gk. -phobia, from phobos "fear," originally "flight" (still the only sense in Homer), but it became the common word for "fear" via the notion of "panic, fright" (cf. phobein "put to flight, frighten"), from PIE base *bhegw- "to run" (cf. Lith. begu "to flee," O.C.S. begu "flight," bezati "to flee, run," O.N. bekkr "a stream"). Psychological sense attested by 1895; phobic (adj.) is from 1897.
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Main Entry: pho·bia
Pronunciation: 'fO-bE-&
Function: noun
: an exaggerated and often disabling fear usually inexplicable to the subject andhaving sometimes a logical but usually an illogical or symbolic object, class of objects, or situation —compare
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phobia pho·bi·a (fō'bē-ə)
n.
- A persistent, abnormal, or irrational fear of a specific thing or situation that compels one to avoid the feared stimulus.
- A strong fear, dislike, or aversion.
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