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phobias

phobias is the plural of phobia.

Meaning of phobia

Noun

phobia (plural phobias or phobiae or phobiæ)

  1. An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).
    • I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.
  2. An aversion or dislike (of something).
    • Some patients have the phobia of light, and others have the phobia of darkness. Another common aversion is that of high places. The phobiac of this type can not sit in the gallery […]1914, McClure's Magazine, page 140

Phrases with phobias

Questions about phobias

What is phobias the plural of?
Phobias is the plural of phobia.

Words near phobias in the dictionary

  1. phobiacs
  2. phobiae
  3. phobian
  4. phobians
  5. phobiaphobia
  6. phobias
  7. phobic
  8. phobic avoidant
  9. phobically
  10. phobics
  11. phobies

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