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AnglophobiaAnglophobia An`glo*pho"bi*a, n. [Anglo- + Gr. ? fear.]
Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English. --
An"glo*phobe, n. Bibliophobia
Bibliophobia Bib`li*o*pho"bi*a, n. [Gr. ? book + ? to fear.]
A dread of books. [R.]
Gynephobia
Gynephobia Gyn`e*pho"bi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a woman + ?
fear.]
Hatred of women; repugnance to the society of women.
--Holmes.
HydrophobiaHydrophobia 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) The disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with
the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief
symptoms are, a sense of dryness and construction 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.] Necrophobia
Necrophobia Nec`ro*pho"bi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a dead body +
? to fear.]
An exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies.
Nosophobia
Nosophobia Nos`o*pho"bi*a, n. [NL.; ? disease + ? fear.]
(Med.)
Morbid dread of disease.
Papaphobia
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.]
Photophobia
Photophobia Pho`to*pho"bi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. fw^s, fwto`s,
light + ? fear.] (Med.)
A dread or intolerance of light. --Sir T. Watson.
Russophobia
Russophobia Rus`so*pho"bi*a, n.
Morbid dread of Russia or of Russian influence.
sitiophobiaSitophobia Si`to*pho"bi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? food + ????
fear.] (Med.)
A version to food; refusal to take nourishment. [Written also
sitiophobia.] SitophobiaSitophobia Si`to*pho"bi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? food + ????
fear.] (Med.)
A version to food; refusal to take nourishment. [Written also
sitiophobia.] Toxiphobia
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.
Meaning of Phobia from wikipedia
- A
phobia is an
anxiety disorder,
defined by an irrational, unrealistic,
persistent and
excessive fear of an
object or situation.
Phobias typically result...
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psychiatry groups phobias such as agoraphobia,
social phobia, or
simple phobia, see
phobia. The
following lists include words ending in -
phobia, and include...
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Telephone phobia (telephonophobia, telephobia,
phone phobia) is
reluctance or fear of
making or
taking phone calls, literally, "fear of telephones". It...
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Blood phobia (also
known as
hemophobia or
hematophobia in
American English and
haemophobia or
haematophobia in
British English) is an
extreme irrational...
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Phobia is the
second studio album by
electronic musicians Ben****i Bros.,
released in 2005. It is the follow-up to
their debut album Pumphonia. It went...
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phobia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
phobia is an
extreme or
irrational fear of an
object or situation.
Phobia may also
refer to: -
phobia, about...
- [citation needed] The term is
sometimes used
interchangeably with
commitment phobia,
which describes a
generalized fear or
avoidance of
commitments more broadly...
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Specific phobia is an
anxiety disorder,
characterized by an extreme, unreasonable, and
irrational fear ****ociated with a
specific object, situation, or...
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Social anxiety disorder (SAD), also
known as
social phobia, is an
anxiety disorder characterized by
sentiments of fear and
anxiety in
social situations...
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Phobia is a 2016
Indian psychological thriller film,
directed by
Pavan Kirpalani and
produced by Viki Rajani. The film
stars Radhika Apte in the leading...
