'phobia' definitions:
Definition of 'phobia'
(from WordNet)
noun
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: phobia, phobic disorder, phobic neurosis]
Definition of 'phobia'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'phobia'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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