phobia
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phobia
- /ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ UK
- /ˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊbiə
Where it comes from
First attested in c. 1790, from words ending in -phobia, ultimately from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). Compare ism, from -ism, itis, from -itis, and ana, from -ana.
noun phobias · phobiae · phobiæ
- An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something). I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.
- An aversion or dislike (of something). 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 […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: phobic disorder, phobic neurosis, fear, dread, terror, horror, angst, anxiety, panic, trepidation, apprehension, alarm, fright, aversion, antipathy, loathing
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noun irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety
| Español | fobia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공포증 gongpojeung |
| 日本語 | 恐怖症 kyōfushō |
| 中文 | 恐懼症 /恐惧症 kǒngjùzhèng |
| हिन्दी | भीति bhīti, फ़ोबिया fobiyā, फोबिया phobiyā |
| Português | fobia |
| Français | phobie |
| Deutsch | Phobie |
| Italiano | fobia, paura, timore |
| Ελληνικά | φοβία fovía |
| Română | fobie |
| Русский | фо́бия fóbija, боя́знь bojáznʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | ám ảnh sợ, hội chứng sợ |
| العربية | رُهَاب ruhāb, فُوبِيَا fūbiyā |
| עברית | פוֹבְּיָה fóbya |
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