phobia
noun/ˈfəʊbiə/
/ˈfəʊbiə/
- a strong unreasonable fear of something
- He has a phobia about flying.
- One of the symptoms of the disease is water phobia.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1- He has a phobia of snakes.
- Hypnotherapy is often used to overcome phobias.
- I have a severe needle phobia.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- needle
- social
- water
- …
- have
- suffer from
- develop
- …
- phobia about something
- phobia of something
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- -phobia(in nouns) a strong unreasonable fear of or feeling of hate for a particular thing
- claustrophobia (= fear of being in a small closed space)
- xenophobia (= strong dislike or fear of people from other countries)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- needle
- social
- water
- …
- have
- suffer from
- develop
- …
- phobia about something
- phobia of something
Word Originlate 18th cent.: independent usage of -phobia via Latin from Greek.
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