phobia Oct 31st 2013, 01:40, by 98.198.64.246 | | Line 14: | Line 14: | | | | | | # An [[irrational]] or [[obsessive]] [[fear]] or [[anxiety]], usually of or about something [[particular]]. | | # An [[irrational]] or [[obsessive]] [[fear]] or [[anxiety]], usually of or about something [[particular]]. | − | #: ''I know someone with a strange '''phobia''' of ladders.'' | + | #: ''I know someone with a strange '''phobia''' of ladders.'' that has to do with pie. | | + | | | | | | | ====Related terms==== | | ====Related terms==== |
Latest revision as of 01:40, 31 October 2013 Wikipedia English[edit] Etymology[edit] c 1790, from words ending in -phobia, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phobos, "fear"). Compare ism, from -ism, itis, from -itis, and ana, from -ana. Pronunciation[edit] phobia (plural phobias or phobiæ) - An irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety, usually of or about something particular.
- I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders. that has to do with pie.
Related terms[edit] Hyponyms[edit] Translations[edit] irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety See also[edit] |