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phobia

🇬🇧 UK/'fәubiә/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC2

Definitions

n.

An intense, irrational fear of a specific thing, situation, or activity.

恐惧症,病态恐惧,强烈憎恶

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
phobfear, dread
+
iasuffix
=phobia

Common Collocations

  • 1.develop a phobia产生恐惧症
  • 2.social phobia社交恐惧症
  • 3.overcome a phobia克服恐惧症
  • 4.specific phobia特定恐惧症

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Her phobia of spiders made it impossible for her to enter the basement.

  • 2.

    Cognitive behavioral therapy is often used to treat specific phobias.

  • 3.

    His phobia of public speaking held back his career for many years.

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