-phobia — fear, aversion (affix)

-phobia fear, aversion

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Greek · An irrational fear (claustrophobia, arachnophobia).

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claustrophobia C1

/ˌklɔː.strəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ A strong fear of being in small, closed, or crowded spaces. M S

/ˌziː.nəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ a fear of foreigners or strangers M S

/ˌhaɪdrəˈfoʊbiə/ rabies, especially as formerly named for the painful difficulty in swallowing liquids that it can cause M S