phobia

See also: -phobia

English

Etymology

c 1790, from words ending in -phobia, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). Compare ism, from -ism, itis, from -itis, and ana, from -ana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfəʊbi.ə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

phobia (plural phobias or phobiæ)

  1. Psychological term for an irrational or obsessive fear of.
    I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.

Hyponyms

  • See Category:en:Phobias.

Derived terms

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Translations

See also

  • Category:Phobias
  • Appendix:English unattested phobias
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