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phobia
pho·bi·a [ fṓbee ə ] (plural pho·bi·as)


noun 
Definition:
 
strong fear or dislike: an irrational or very powerful fear and dislike of something such as spiders or confined spaces
a phobia about traveling in elevators
[Late 18th century. <-phobia]
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