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phobia

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

pho·bia

noun \ˈfō-bē-ə\

Definition of PHOBIA

: an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation

Examples of PHOBIA

  1. His fear of crowds eventually developed into a phobia.

Origin of PHOBIA

-phobia
First Known Use: 1786

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

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