From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias" [syn: {phobic disorder}, {phobic neurosis}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
74 Moby Thesaurus words for "phobia": abhorrence, abject fear, abomination, accident neurosis, affright, alarm, anathema, antipathy, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis, apprehension, association neurosis, aversion, awe, battle fatigue, blast neurosis, blue funk, combat fatigue, compensation neurosis, compulsion neurosis, consternation, conversion hysteria, conversion neurosis, cowardice, detestation, dislike, dismay, disquiet, distaste, distrust, dread, execration, expectation neurosis, fear, fixation neurosis, fright, fright neurosis, funk, hate, hatred, homosexual neurosis, horrification, horror, hypochondria, hypochondriasis, hysteria, loathing, nervousness, neurosis, neuroticism, obsessional neurosis, occupational neurosis, panic, panic fear, pathoneurosis, peeve, pet peeve, psychasthenia, psychoneurosis, psychoneurotic disorder, psychopathia martialis, qualm, regression neurosis, repugnance, revulsion, scare, shell shock, situational neurosis, stampede, suspicion, terror, unholy dread, war neurosis, worry
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