as in afraid
of, relating to, or having an extremely strong fear or dislike of someone or something
She is phobic about heights.
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Ashton Kutcher plays Peter, a commitment-phobic New York business guru who’d rather be a novelist.
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Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2023
Paulie wore tracksuits, slept with hookers, was phobic about germs, hated cats and watched television in a chair covered with plastic.
—Anita Gates, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022
Paulie wore track suits, slept with hookers, was phobic about germs, hated cats and watched television in a chair covered with plastic.
—New York Times, 8 July 2022
Symptom provocation in dental anxiety using cross-phobic video stimulation.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2011
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Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2023
Paulie wore tracksuits, slept with hookers, was phobic about germs, hated cats and watched television in a chair covered with plastic.
—Anita Gates, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022
Paulie wore track suits, slept with hookers, was phobic about germs, hated cats and watched television in a chair covered with plastic.
—New York Times, 8 July 2022
Symptom provocation in dental anxiety using cross-phobic video stimulation.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2011
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“Phobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phobic. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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