phobia
/ˈfəʊbiə/FOH-bee-uh
/ˈfoʊbiə/FOH-bee-uh
Meaningfear
Common meaning: a strong, unreasoning dread
- phobfear, panic flightLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 867 · scan
- ianoun ending (Latin/Greek) for a field or condition
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek φόβος ‘fear, panic flight’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry φόβος, p. 867 · dictionary scan
Roots
- φόβος Greek “fear, panic flight”
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