-phobia — fear, aversion (affix)
-phobia
fear, aversion
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Greek · An irrational fear (claustrophobia, arachnophobia).
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claustrophobia
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/ˌklɔː.strəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
A strong fear of being in small, closed, or crowded spaces.
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xenophobia
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/ˌziː.nəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
a fear of foreigners or strangers
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hydrophobia
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/ˌhaɪdrəˈfoʊbiə/
rabies, especially as formerly named for the painful difficulty in swallowing liquids that it can cause
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