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pho·bi·a
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| a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it. |
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| pho·bi·a
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n.
[From -phobia.] |
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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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| an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias" |
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phobia [ˈfəubiə] noun
an intense fear or hatred of something
Example: She has a phobia about birds.
Example: She has a phobia about birds.
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phobia [(foh-bee-uh)]
An extreme and often unreasonable fear of some object, concept, situation, or person.
[Chapter:] Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology
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- An intense, abnormal, or illogical fear of a specified thing: claustrophobia.
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- 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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Main Entry: pho·bia
Pronunciation: 'fO-bE-&
Function: noun
: an exaggerated and often disabling fear usually inexplicable to the subject and
having sometimes a logical but usually an illogical or symbolic object, class of objects, or situation —compare COMPULSION, OBSESSION
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