Phobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phobia is a noun meaning An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).
Meaning
An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).
More Meanings
- An aversion or dislike (of something).
Example Sentences
I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.
Some patients have the phobia of light, and others have the phobia of darkness. Another common aversion is that of high places. The phobiac of this type can not sit in the gallery […]
For as interviewer Than Win Htut expressed it, “misunderstandings about, and phobia of, gay life and homosexuality are very common in Burma.” Than Win Htut went on to observe that in Burma[…]
It was when anthropophobia set in, when he was made uneasy by people who walked too close to him, that, sagely viewing his list and seeing how many phobias were now checked, he permitted himself to rest.
Word Forms
- phobias
- phobiae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fear, dread, terror, horror, angst, anxiety.
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