What does phobia mean?
Phobia means An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something)..
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/ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ · noun
An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something)..
I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.
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.
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 some children and their parents, however, it can be difficult to determine when fears are typical and when they are developing into more serious phobias or anxiety disorders. […] But once fears become debilitating or impair daily function, they can be classified as a phobia or anxiety disorder, said Thomas Ollendick, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Virginia Tech, who is known for his work with children and adolescents.
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[…]
Use phobia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Phobia means An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something)..
Common synonyms include phobic disorder, phobic neurosis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.
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