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phobia
(mass) | phobia
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phobia
(gcide) | phobia \pho"bi*a\ (f[=o]"b[-e]*[.a]) n.
Any irrational and persistent fear, whether of a situation,
activity, or object; a phobia typically leads to a strong
desire to avoid the object of the phobia.
Syn: phobic disorder, phobic neurosis.
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-phobia
(gcide) | -phobia \-pho"bi*a\ (f[=o]"b[-e]*[.a]) suffix
A combining form used as a suffix to designate specific
phobias, such as agoraphobia (fear of public places),
acrophobia (fear of heights). The first part of the combining
form is usually derived from Greek.
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phobia
(mass) | phobia
- fóbia |
aerophobia
(gcide) | aerophobia \a`["e]r*o*pho"bi*a\
([=a]`[~e]r*[o^]"f[=o]"b[i^]*[.a]), Aerophoby
\A`["e]r*oph"o*by\ ([=a]`[~e]r*[o^]f"[-o]*b[y^]), n. [Aero- +
Gr. fo`bos fear: cf. F. a['e]rophobie.] (Med.)
Dread of a current of air or of fresh air.
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Anglophobia
(gcide) | Anglophobia \An`glo*pho"bi*a\, n. [Anglo- + Gr. ? fear.]
Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English. --
An"glo*phobe, n.
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Bibliophobia
(gcide) | Bibliophobia \Bib`li*o*pho"bi*a\, n. [Gr. ? book + ? to fear.]
A dread of books. [R.]
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cryophobia
(gcide) | cryophobia \cryophobia\ n.
a morbid fear of freezing.
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Gynephobia
(gcide) | Gynephobia \Gyn`e*pho"bi*a\ (j[i^]n`[-e]*f[=o]"b[i^]*[.a]), n.
[NL., fr. Gr. gynh` a woman + fo`bos fear.]
Hatred of women; repugnance to the society of women.
--Holmes.
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homophobia
(gcide) | homophobia \hom`o*pho"bi*a\, n.
A strong dislike or fear of homosexuals, especially to an
unreasonable degree.
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Hydrophobia
(gcide) | Hydrophobia \Hy`dro*pho"bi*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; "y`dwr water +
? fear: cf. F. hydrophobie.] (Med.)
(a) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of
canine madness; hence:
(b) A viral disease trransmitted by a bite from, or
inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of
which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and
constriction in the throat, causing difficulty in
deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex
excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient
attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by
the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness.
[Written also hydrophoby.]
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Necrophobia
(gcide) | Necrophobia \Nec`ro*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. nekro`s a dead
body + fobei^n to fear.]
An exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies.
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Nosophobia
(gcide) | Nosophobia \Nos`o*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL.; no`sos disease + fo`bos
fear.] (Med.)
Morbid dread of disease.
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Papaphobia
(gcide) | Papaphobia \Pa`pa*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. papa bishop + Gr. ?
to fear.]
Intense fear or dread of the pope, or of the Roman Catholic
Church. [R.]
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phobia
(gcide) | phobia \pho"bi*a\ (f[=o]"b[-e]*[.a]) n.
Any irrational and persistent fear, whether of a situation,
activity, or object; a phobia typically leads to a strong
desire to avoid the object of the phobia.
Syn: phobic disorder, phobic neurosis.
[PJC]-phobia \-pho"bi*a\ (f[=o]"b[-e]*[.a]) suffix
A combining form used as a suffix to designate specific
phobias, such as agoraphobia (fear of public places),
acrophobia (fear of heights). The first part of the combining
form is usually derived from Greek.
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phobophobia
(gcide) | phobophobia \phobophobia\ n.
A morbid fear of developing a phobia.
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Photophobia
(gcide) | Photophobia \Pho`to*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. fw^s, fwto`s,
light + fo`bos fear.] (Med.)
A dread or intolerance of light. --Sir T. Watson.
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Russophobia
(gcide) | Russophobia \Rus`so*pho"bi*a\, n.
Morbid dread of Russia or of Russian influence.
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sitiophobia
(gcide) | Sitophobia \Si`to*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? food + ????
fear.] (Med.)
A version to food; refusal to take nourishment. [Written also
sitiophobia.]
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Sitophobia
(gcide) | Sitophobia \Si`to*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? food + ????
fear.] (Med.)
A version to food; refusal to take nourishment. [Written also
sitiophobia.]
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Toxiphobia
(gcide) | Toxiphobia \Tox`i*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. toxiko`n poison +
fo`bos fear.] (Med.)
An insane or greatly exaggerated dread of poisons.
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