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meaning of Phobia #1 (permalink) Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:40 am   meaning of Phobia
 

Dear Alan

Can you provide me the string of words that coming with phobia and please explain to me their meanings?

For e.g: claustrophobia...

Thank you very much
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meaning of Phobia #2 (permalink) Tue Mar 20, 2007 18:05 pm   meaning of Phobia
 

phobia = fear

claustrophobia = fear of tight/enclosed spaces (like a small closet)

arachnophobia = fear of spiders (severe fear of them -- many people are "afraid" of spiders, but most don't totally freak out)

Agoraphobia = abnormal fear of expecting or experiencing a difficult or embarrassing situation from which the sufferer cannot find an escape.
(from Wikipedia)

Literally, it means "fear of the marketplace". In practice, it is the fear of being in public.
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meaning of Phobia #3 (permalink) Tue Mar 20, 2007 18:48 pm   meaning of Phobia
 

This website might interest you, Phiphili:
http://www.phobialist.com/

It appears to have quite an exhaustive list of phobias, listed alphabetically and with definitions.

If I were asked to write out this list, perhaps I would develop graphophobia -- fear of writing. Wink
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