phobia

Noun

Meaning

an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

phobic disorder derangement islamophobia complex mania neurosis loathing bogey detestation thing fear anxiety horror hate panic
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Antonyms

bliss like serenity confidence ease calm
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Hypernyms

anxiety disorder

Hyponyms

social phobia agoraphobia simple phobia

Phrases with the word

phobia of heights phobia of water have a phobia about phobia of arachnids phobia of spiders phobia of scorpions

Examples

I hate the word homophobia. It's not a phobia. Why would I be scared of a faggot? Morgan Freeman

People use religion, dogma, community as an excuse to justify their own intolerance, or their own phobia from something that doesn't fit into their conceived notions of gender and of identity. Abby Stein

Most intellectuals today have a phobia of any explanation of the mind that invokes genetics. Steven Pinker

Homophobia is just that: a phobia. George Weinberg

I'm claustrophobic. I can't go into haunted houses. They have these tight, dark, enclosed space. I freak out. That's my phobia. It gets me out of stuff. Someone asks me to do something and I tell them I can't because I'm claustrophobic. Mark Consuelos

I love heights. I love speed. I'm on the verge of being a pyromaniac. Maybe my phobia is boredom. Erin Wasson

Close letter words and terms

phobalysin phobanthropy phobe phobia of arachnids phobia of being hurt phobia of books