Phobia

Noun

 * 1) An irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety, usually of or about something particular.

Related terms

 * -phobe
 * -phobia
 * -phobic

Thesaurus
abhorrence, abject fear, abomination, accident neurosis, affright, alarm, anathema, antipathy, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, apprehension, association neurosis, aversion, awe, battle fatigue, blast neurosis, blue funk, combat fatigue, compensation neurosis, compulsion neurosis, consternation, conversion hysteria, conversion neurosis, cowardice, detestation, dislike, dismay, disquiet, distaste, distrust, dread, execration, expectation neurosis, fear, fixation neurosis, fright, fright neurosis, funk, hate, hatred, homosexual neurosis, horrification, horror, hypochondria, hypochondriasis, hysteria, loathing, nervousness, neurosis, neuroticism, obsessional neurosis, occupational neurosis, panic, panic fear, pathoneurosis, peeve, pet peeve, psychasthenia, psychoneurosis, psychoneurotic disorder, psychopathia martialis, qualm, regression neurosis, repugnance, revulsion, scare, shell shock, situational neurosis, stampede, suspicion, terror, unholy dread, war neurosis, worry

Etymology
c 1790, from words ending in -phobia:, from φόβος:. Compare ism:, from -ism:, itis:, from -itis:, and ana:, from -ana:.

Translations

 * Arabic: رهاب
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 * Hebrew: פוביה
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 * Irish: fóibe
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 * Japanese: 恐怖症 (きょうふしょう, kyōfushō)
 * Korean: 공포증


 * Latin: phobia
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 * Telugu: భయం (bhayaM)
 * Welsh: ffobia