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paraphobia

paraphobia noun: a mild form of phobia, causing only unwillingness or hesitancy.

Noun

paraphobia (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A mild form of phobia, causing only unwillingness or hesitancy.
    • The state of apprehension already mentioned as the only conscious feeling of intensity may exceptionally lead to impulsive acts or to a paraphobia.1918, George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Medical Record, volume 94, page 284

paraphobia meaning in Tamil

paraphobia in Tamil

குறை அச்சநோய்

Origin of paraphobia

From para- + phobia, by analogy with paraphilia.

Words formed from paraphobia

  • paraphobic

Questions about paraphobia

What does paraphobia mean?
Paraphobia means a mild form of phobia, causing only unwillingness or hesitancy.
What is paraphobia in Tamil?
Paraphobia in Tamil is குறை அச்சநோய். See Paraphobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is paraphobia?
Paraphobia is a noun.

Words near paraphobia in the dictionary

  1. paraphimoses
  2. paraphimosis
  3. paraphimotic
  4. paraphing
  5. paraphlebitis
  6. paraphobia
  7. paraphone
  8. paraphones
  9. paraphonia
  10. paraphonia clangens
  11. paraphonic

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