phobia
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
c 1790, from words ending in -phobia, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phobos, “fear”). Compare ism, from -ism, itis, from -itis, and ana, from -ana.
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Noun [edit]
phobia (plural phobias or phobiæ)
- An irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety, usually of or about something particular.
- I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.
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Translations [edit]
irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety
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