phobia
US: /ˈfoʊbiə/
UK: /fˈəʊbiɐ/
UK: /fˈəʊbiɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
phobia /'floubiə/
- danh từ
- (y học) ám ảnh sợ
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
