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phobia (s) (noun), phobias (pl)
An unexplained terror of something: Neal was absolutely frightened of stories and movies with ghosts and spirits, even though he knew that there was no reason for this phobia!
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Agoraphobia
(considered to be the most common phobia)
Phobias Introduction
(Phobia Variations Defined and Explained)
phobo-, phob-, -phobia, -phobias, -phobe, -phobiac, -phobist, -phobic, -phobism, -phobous
(Greek: fear, extreme fear of; morbid, excessive, irrational fear, or terror of something or someone; however, sometimes this Greek element also means a strong dislike, dread, or hatred for something or someone)
Scriptophobia: Personal Testimonies
(messages from sufferers of this phobia)
Word Entries containing the term: “phobia”
baby phobia (s) (noun), baby phobias (pl)
Woman has a phobia for very young children.
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failure phobia (s) (noun), failure phobias (pl)
A fear of any event, outcome, or situation that resembles or relates to an inadequacy of positive results: People who are suffering from a lack of success, or failure phobia, will do everything possible to avoid such shortcomings.

Failure phobias are generally caused by some influences of unproductive efforts that have resulted from prior situations which had occurred in people's lives that may have happened during childhood, marriage, special projects that were not accomplished, incapability of success in occupational endeavors, etc.

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