Phobias

/ˈfoʊbiəz/ noun

Definition

Extreme, persistent fears of specific things or situations that cause someone to avoid them.

Etymology

From Greek 'phobos' (fear, panic); the prefix became productive in English for naming specific fears (like arachnophobia, claustrophobia).

Kelly Says

The Greek root 'phobos' was the name of the god of fear itself—so every phobia you name is literally invoking an ancient god of panic to describe your anxiety.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፎቢያ
fobiya
ARالعربية
أفكار خوف
ʾafkār ḵawf
BNবাংলা
ভয়
bhoy
CACatalà
fòbies
foˈbi.əs
CSČeština
fobie
fobije
DADansk
fobier
foˈbiər
DEDeutsch
Phobien
foˈbi̯ən
ELΕλληνικά
φοβίες
foviés
ESEspañol
fobias
foˈbias
FAفارسی
ترس
tars
FISuomi
fobiat
foˈbi.at
FRFrançais
phobies
fɔbi
GUGU
ભય
bhay
HAHA
fobi
foˈbi
HEעברית
פוביות
povyot
HIहिन्दी
भय
bhay
HUMagyar
fóbiák
foːbi.aːk
IDBahasa Indonesia
fobia
foˈbia
IGIG
egbu
eɡbu
ITItaliano
fobie
foˈbi.e
JA日本語
恐怖症
kyōfu-shō
KKKK
фобия
fobiya
KMKM
ភាពខ្លាច
phiəp khlɑc
KO한국어
공포증
gongpojeung
MRMR
भीती
bhitī
MSBahasa Melayu
fobia
foˈbia
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောက်ချောက်
tjaʊʔ tʃaʊʔ
NLNederlands
fobieën
foˈbi.ən
NONorsk
fobier
foˈbi.ər
PAPA
ਡਰ
ḍar
PLPolski
fobie
fobje
PTPortuguês
fobias
foˈbi.ɐʃ
RORomână
fobii
foˈbi
RUРусский
фобии
fobii
SVSvenska
fobier
foˈbi.ər
SWKiswahili
hofu
hoˈfu
TAதமிழ்
பயங்கரம்
payangkaram
TEతెలుగు
భయాలు
bhayālu
THไทย
ความกลัว
khwām klūa
TLTL
takot
takoʔt
TRTürkçe
fobiler
foˈbilɛr
UKУкраїнська
фобії
fobii
URاردو
خوف
khawf
VITiếng Việt
các nỗi sợ
kak nwɔj sɔ
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ̀
eɾo
ZH中文
恐惧症
kǒngjùzhèng
ZUZU
ukudabuka
kudabuka

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