as in panic
an extremely strong dislike or fear of someone or something
His fear of crowds eventually developed into a phobia.
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Young children commonly fear death and may develop phobias around it.
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 26 July 2024
The list is long, but two of the frontrunners include possessing an irrational phobia of the banana (never had one, never will) and being an abysmal sight reader.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 26 June 2024
Specific phobias are common, with about 12.5% of adults experiencing one during their lifetime.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 26 July 2024
More effort also needs to be devoted to highlighting the realities of immigration, so that the public is dealing with facts and not phobias.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 26 July 2024
The list is long, but two of the frontrunners include possessing an irrational phobia of the banana (never had one, never will) and being an abysmal sight reader.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 26 June 2024
Specific phobias are common, with about 12.5% of adults experiencing one during their lifetime.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 26 July 2024
More effort also needs to be devoted to highlighting the realities of immigration, so that the public is dealing with facts and not phobias.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2016
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“Phobia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phobia. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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