Meaning | An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme / extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations. |
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Example | "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias" |
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Synonyms | phobic disorder, phobic neurosis |
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Narrower | agoraphobia | A morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place) |
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simple phobia | Any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli |
social phobia | Any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with situations in which you are subject to criticism by others (as fear of eating in public or public speaking etc) |
Broader | anxiety disorder | A cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom |
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Spanish | fobia |
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Catalan | fòbia |
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Adjectives | phobic | suffering from irrational fears |
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