as in panic
an extremely strong dislike or fear of someone or something
His fear of crowds eventually developed into a phobia.
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Recent Examples of phobia
Dogs experiencing noise phobia might pace, pant, tremble or hypersalivate, the article stated.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The research could help scientists better understand how to help people with anxiety, phobias, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Social phobia may also be a sign a child may be struggling with a disorganized attachment style.
—Samantha Mann, Parents, 14 Feb. 2025
Common causes of noise phobias include fireworks, gunshots, vacuums and fire alarms.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The research could help scientists better understand how to help people with anxiety, phobias, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Social phobia may also be a sign a child may be struggling with a disorganized attachment style.
—Samantha Mann, Parents, 14 Feb. 2025
Common causes of noise phobias include fireworks, gunshots, vacuums and fire alarms.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phobia
Noun
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He’s been with the UK dating show ever since the beginning, and when word spread that Iain Stirling was leaving Love Island UK, many fans went into panic.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
9 June 2025
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Not knowing the new rules, there always is definitely a total panic and paranoia all the time.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The trauma of that day continued to reverberate in Jewish communities across the globe, recently reignited by a violent terror attack at a sister rally in Boulder, Colorado.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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Six of the injured in what federal officials have described as a terror attack were from the same synagogue, Bonai Shalom.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
Noun
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In 1972, after Pollard endured a health scare followed by surgery, then-Wheaton College President Hudson Armerding hired Pollard to join Wheaton College’s staff as vice president of finance.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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John Bash, one of Elon Musk’s lawyers, briefly entered the race but dropped out last week, citing a health scare in his family.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Survey respondents’ anxiety over unemployment also declined, but a separate measure of employment trends from the Conference Board dipped slightly, reflecting lingering economic uncertainty.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
10 June 2025
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When an industry accelerates this fast, anxiety is sure to follow and a growing number of CEOs aren’t asking whether to build with AI.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Here are the 10 actors who will be bringing the frights to Bates High.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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Objects are often askew and out of frame, and everyday sounds like a toilet flush or blinds being pulled assume a low, staticky growl, as though frights fueled by childish imagination.—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Phobia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phobia. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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