PHOBIA

phobia, phobic disorder, phobic neurosis

(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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

phobia (plural phobias or phobiae or phobiæ)

An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).

Hyponyms

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Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 May 2025

UNEXPLOITED

(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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