Synonyms for phobia
ˈfoʊ bi əpho·bi·a

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1. phobia, phobic disorder, phobic neurosisnoun

   an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations

   "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias"

   Synonyms:
   phobic disorder, phobic neurosis

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1. phobia

   Synonyms:
   Greek-πηοβοσ-ear

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1. Mark Amodei:

   You have to totally detach yourself from any expectations on process since the process is now private meetings, it's déjà vu in that there seems to be an absolute phobia for holding a committee meeting on the record for establishing foundation for what you did, which I don't think is a great start.

2. Michelle Lugones:

   It's very likely that cats suffer just as much from fireworks phobia as dogs, but since cats tend to be more independent in the home and usually run and hide during fearful situations, their owners may just not realize that they are distressed from fireworks.

3. George Strait:

   We’re just trying to get people to try it, you know, so many people have a little phobia about drinking tequila. [ They think ] it's going to be nasty, you're going to hold your nose and drink it down as fast as you can and suck on a lime and lick some salt — but our tequila certainly isn't that way.

4. Joe Taravella:

   Dr. Joe Taravella, a licensed clinical psychologist at New York University Langone Medical Center’s Rusk Rehabilitation, told FoxNews.com. It’s when those fears turn into phobias that trouble begins. When we have a phobia, it's a very significant and intense fear, so, take that fear and multiply it by 100 and, it is so intense that people sometimes feel like they're having a panic attack, they're going to die. Some research has found that as many as one in 10 people suffer from a severe weather-related phobia. Experts agree that one of the best steps you can take to lessen anxiety is to make a plan — the logic being that you ca n’t change the weather, but you can change the way you react to it.

5. Mary Steward:

   We married in 1970, but I told him beforehand about my phobia. It was the first time I’d ever told anyone about it, but I had to because I could see we were getting serious. I said that I wouldn’t have children and he accepted it.