Definition of Phobia

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phobia
n. strong and persistent irrational fear

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Phobia Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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phobia

Noun
1. an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias"
(synonym) phobic disorder, phobic neurosis
(hypernym) anxiety disorder
(hyponym) agoraphobia


Phobia Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram)
Phobia
Fear.


Phobia Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Phobia
Phobophobia
Fear of phobias or fear


Phobia Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Phobia
A phobia (from the Greek φόβος "Phobos" meaning Fear), is an irrational, persistent fear of certain situations, objects, activities, or persons. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made.

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-phob-
The English suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (of Greek origin: φόβος/φοβία ) occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g., agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe chemical aversions (e.g., hydrophobic), in biology to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g., acidophobia), and in medicine to describe hypersensitivity to a stimulus, usually sensory (e.g., photophobia). In common usage they also form words that describe dislike or hatred of a particular thing or subject. The suffix is antonymic to -phil-.

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...Phobia
...Phobia is the second studio album by electronic musicians Benassi Bros., released in 2005. It is the follow-up to their debut album Pumphonia. It went gold in France, followed by huge acclaims for the singles "Every Single Day" and "Make me feel".

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