Phobia - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈfəʊbɪə|  American pronunciation of the word phobia
Brit.  |ˈfəʊbɪə|  British pronunciation of the word phobia

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

Extra examples

His fear of crowds eventually developed into a phobia.

Owen has a phobia about snakes.

Some children suffer from school phobia.

Word forms

noun
singular: phobia
plural: phobias
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