HyperDic: phobic_neurosis

English > 1 sense of the expression phobic neurosis:
NOUNstatephobic neurosis, phobia, phobic disorderan anxiety disorder characterized by extreme / extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations
English > phobic neurosis: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAn anxiety disorder characterized by extreme / extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations.
Synonymsphobia, phobic disorder
NarroweragoraphobiaA morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
simple phobiaAny phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli
social phobiaAny 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)
Broaderanxiety disorderA cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
Spanishfobia
Catalanfòbia

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