-phobia

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phobia
       n : an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational
           fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic
           disorder is a general term for all phobias" [syn: {phobic
           disorder}, {phobic neurosis}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  74 Moby Thesaurus words for "phobia":
     abhorrence, abject fear, abomination, accident neurosis, affright,
     alarm, anathema, antipathy, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis,
     apprehension, association neurosis, aversion, awe, battle fatigue,
     blast neurosis, blue funk, combat fatigue, compensation neurosis,
     compulsion neurosis, consternation, conversion hysteria,
     conversion neurosis, cowardice, detestation, dislike, dismay,
     disquiet, distaste, distrust, dread, execration,
     expectation neurosis, fear, fixation neurosis, fright,
     fright neurosis, funk, hate, hatred, homosexual neurosis,
     horrification, horror, hypochondria, hypochondriasis, hysteria,
     loathing, nervousness, neurosis, neuroticism, obsessional neurosis,
     occupational neurosis, panic, panic fear, pathoneurosis, peeve,
     pet peeve, psychasthenia, psychoneurosis, psychoneurotic disorder,
     psychopathia martialis, qualm, regression neurosis, repugnance,
     revulsion, scare, shell shock, situational neurosis, stampede,
     suspicion, terror, unholy dread, war neurosis, worry