phobia

US: /ˈfoʊbiə/
UK: /fˈə‍ʊbiɐ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


phobia /'floubiə/
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Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 a strong unreasonable fear or hatred of sth: He has a phobia about flying. + One of the symptoms of the disease is water phobia.
2 (-phobia) (in nouns) a strong unreasonable fear or hatred of a particular thing: claustrophobia + xenophobia
Compare: -PHILIA

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
fear, horror, terror, dread, hatred, detestation, abhorrence, loathing, execration, aversion, revulsion, repugnance, dislike, distaste, antipathy; disquiet, nervousness, qualm, distrust, suspicion, apprehension, worry:
He suffers from claustrophobia, which means that he has a phobia for enclosed places, and he avoids lifts and telephone booths.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

cat, water, etc.

VERB + PHOBIA

have, suffer from

PHOBIA + NOUN

sufferer

PREP.

~ about/of sth
He has a phobia about snakes.


Concise English dictionary


phobias'fəʊbɪə
noun
+an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations