phobia

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfəʊbi.ə/

Noun

phobia (plural phobias)

1. An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).

   I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.

Related terms

• -phobe
• -phobia
• -phobic

Translations

• French: phobie
• German: Phobie
• Italian: fobia, paura, timore
• Portuguese: fobia
• Russian: фо́бия
• Spanish: fobia

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