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specific phobia

specific phobia noun: any morbid fear of specific objects or situations, such as fingers, injections, or darkness.

Noun

specific phobia (plural specific phobias)

  1. Any morbid fear of specific objects or situations, such as fingers, injections, or darkness.

Forms of specific phobia

pluralspecific phobias

Questions about specific phobia

What does specific phobia mean?
Specific phobia means any morbid fear of specific objects or situations, such as fingers, injections, or darkness.
What part of speech is specific phobia?
Specific phobia is a noun.
What is the plural of specific phobia?
The plural of specific phobia is specific phobias.

Words near specific phobia in the dictionary

  1. specific leaf area
  2. specific leaf areas
  3. specific name
  4. specific names
  5. specific performance
  6. specific phobia
  7. specific phobias
  8. specific power
  9. specific powers
  10. specific resistance
  11. specific resistances

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