PHOBIA


Meaning of PHOBIA in English

n.

Function: noun combining form

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, from Greek, from -phobos fearing, from phobos fear, flight, from phebesthai to flee; akin to Lithuanian b ė gti to flee, Old Church Slavic b ě ž ati

1 : exaggerated fear of <acro phobia >

2 : intolerance or aversion for <photo phobia >

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.