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phobia meaning in Italian

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phobia [phobias] (irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊ.bɪə]
[US: ˈfoʊ.bɪə]

fobianoun
{f}
She has a phobia of dogs. = Ha la fobia dei cani.

pauranoun
{f}

timorenoun
{m}

-phobia (used to form nouns meaning fear)
[UK: ˈfəʊ.bɪə]
[US: ˈfoʊ.bɪə]

-fobia{f}

acarophobia noun

acarofobianoun
{f}

agoraphobia [agoraphobias] (fear of open spaces)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.ɡə.rə.ˈfəʊ.biə]
[US: ˌæ.ɡə.rəˈfo.ʊ.biə]

agorafobianoun
{f}

aichmophobia (fear of pointed or sharp objects)
noun
[UK: ˌeɪtʃməfˈəʊbiə]
[US: ˌeɪtʃməfˈoʊbiə]

aicmofobianoun
{f}

ailurophobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats)
noun
[UK: ˌeɪlʊərəfˈəʊbiə]
[US: ˌeɪlʊrrəfˈoʊbiə]

ailurofobianoun
{f}

elurofobianoun
{f}

amaxophobia (fear of riding in a vehicle)
noun

amaxofobianoun
{f}

ambulophobia (fear of walking or standing)
noun

ambulofobianoun
{f}

Anglophobia (hatred or fear of England or anything English)
noun
[UK: ˌæŋ.ɡləʊ.ˈfəʊ.bɪə]
[US: ˌæŋɡlo.ʊˈfo.ʊ.bɪə]

anglofobianoun
{f}
John didn't know the meaning of anglophobia, so he did a quick web search to see if he could find out what it meant. = John non conosceva il significato di anglofobia, quindi fece una rapida ricerca sul web per vedere se riusciva a scoprire cosa significasse.

aporophobia (fear, dislike, or hate of poor people)
noun

aporofobianoun
{f}

arachnophobia (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders)
noun
[UK: ə.ˌræk.nə.ˈfəʊ.biə]
[US: ə.ˌræk.nəˈfo.ʊ.biə]

aracnofobianoun
{f}
John has arachnophobia. = John soffre di aracnofobia.

atelophobia (fear of imperfection)
noun

atelofobianoun
{f}

aviophobia noun
[UK: ˌeɪvɪəfˈəʊbiə]
[US: ˌeɪvɪəfˈoʊbiə]

aviofobianoun
{f}
John suffers from aviophobia. = John soffre di aviofobia.

bacillophobia (fear of microbes)
noun

bacillofobianoun
{f}

cardiophobia noun

cardiofobianoun
{f}

Christianophobia noun

cristianofobianoun
{f}

claustrophobia [claustrophobias] (fear of closed, tight places)
noun
[UK: ˌklɔː.strə.ˈfəʊ.bɪə]
[US: ˌklɔː.strəˈfo.ʊ.bɪə]

claustrofobianoun
{f}
I've got claustrophobia. = Soffro di claustrofobia.

criminophobia noun

criminofobianoun
{f}

cynophobia (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines)
noun
[UK: sˌaɪnəfˈəʊbiə]
[US: sˌaɪnəfˈoʊbiə]

cinofobianoun
{f}

econophobia noun

econofobianoun
{f}

elasmophobia noun

elasmofobianoun
{f}

entomophobia noun
[UK: entˌɒməfˈəʊbiə]
[US: entˌɑːməfˈoʊbiə]

entomofobianoun
{f}

ergophobia noun
[UK: ˌɜːɡəfˈəʊbiə]
[US: ˌɜːɡəfˈoʊbiə]

ergofobianoun
{f}

erotophobia (fear of a romantic relationship)
noun
[UK: ɪrˌəʊtəfˈəʊbiə]
[US: ɪrˌoʊɾəfˈoʊbiə]

erotofobianoun
{f}

erythrophobia (fear of blushing)
noun
[UK: ˌɜːrɪθrəfˈəʊbiə]
[US: ˌɜːrɪθrəfˈoʊbiə]

ereutofobianoun
{f}

fatphobia (fear or dislike towards fat people)
noun

grassofobianoun
{f}

galeophobia (irrational fear of sharks or dogfish)
noun

selacofobianoun
{f}

gamophobia noun

gamofobianoun
{f}

gephyrophobia (fear of crossing bridges)
noun
[UK: dʒˌefɪrəfˈəʊbiə]
[US: dʒˌefɪrəfˈoʊbiə]

gefirofobianoun
{f}

Germanophobia (hatred or fear of Germany or anything German)
noun

germanofobianoun
{f}

gerontophobia (fear of the elderly)
noun
[UK: dʒˌerəntəfˈəʊbiə]
[US: dʒˌerəntəfˈoʊbiə]

gerontofobianoun
{f}

gymnophobia noun
[UK: dʒˌɪmnəfˈəʊbiə]
[US: dʒˌɪmnəfˈoʊbiə]

gimnofobianoun
{f}

handiphobia noun

handifobianoun
{f}

heterophobia (fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality)
noun
[UK: hˌetrəfˈəʊbiə]
[US: hˌeɾɚrəfˈoʊbiə]

eterofobianoun
{f}

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (the fear of long words)
noun

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliofobianoun
{f}

ippopotomostrosesquipedaliofobianoun
{f}

sesquipedaliofobianoun
{f}

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