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phobia

Definition:

(nou) an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations

Phonetic Transcription:

ˈfəʊbɪə

Examples:

Nyctophobia is a phobia characterized by a frenzied fear of the darkness.

The constant avoidance of the phobia stimulant serves to reinforce the fear.

The difference between the two is similar to that of between fear and phobia.

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