Topic: PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY
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| Language: | Late Latin |
| Origin: | PHOBIA |
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-phobia
[in nouns]
[in nouns]1 technicalMP a strong unreasonable dislike or fear of something, which may be part of a mental illness : 
claustrophobia (=fear of being in a small enclosed space)aquaphobia (=fear of water)
claustrophobia (=fear of being in a small enclosed space)aquaphobia (=fear of water)2 a dislike or hatred of something : Anglophobia (=a dislike of English or British things)
Anglophobia (=a dislike of English or British things)