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Topic: ILLNESS AND DISABILITY

-phobic

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-phobic technical
1 [in nouns]MI someone who has a strong unreasonable fear of something:
He's a claustrophobic (=he fears small enclosed places).
2 [in adjectives]MI suffering from or connected with a strong unreasonable fear of something:
I'm a bit agoraphobic (=I am afraid of crowds and open places).
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