phobia
/ˈfəʊbiə/noun
उच्चारण फ़ोबिअ
भय, (किसी चीज़ का) असामान्य डर, फ़ोबिया
Core word
noun
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[C] ~ (about/of sth)
a strong unreasonable fear of something
भय, (किसी चीज़ का) असामान्य डर, फ़ोबिया
- He has a phobia about flying.
- Radhika overcame her phobia of water and learnt to swim.
- Her phobia of spiders began in childhood.
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- Claustrophobia is a phobia of enclosed spaces.
- He has a phobia about heights and avoids high balconies.
- With therapy, many people overcome their phobias.
◇Word family
phobic adjective
§Grammar and usage
A phobia about something or a phobia of something.
A phobia about something या a phobia of something सही है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Fear of closed spaces is claustrophobia, fear of heights is acrophobia, and dislike or fear of foreigners is xenophobia.
बंद जगहों का डर claustrophobia, ऊँचाई का डर acrophobia, और विदेशियों से नापसंदगी या डर xenophobia कहलाता है।