Phobia Definition
An irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety, usually of or about something particular.
Other Word Forms of Phobia
Noun
Origin of Phobia
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c 1790, from words ending in -phobia, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phobos, “fear"). Compare ism, from -ism, itis, from -itis, and ana, from -ana.
From Wiktionary
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From New Latin, from Latin, from Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobia) (see ὑδροφοβία (hydrophobia, “fear of water")), from φόβος (phobos, “fear").
From Wiktionary
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Late Latin from Greek -phobiā from phobos fear bhegw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Gr -phobia < phobos, fear: see -phobe
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
From –phobia
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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