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phobia

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noun

  1. an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations

Examples

Silence is the rule for our heroes, and that means a bit of extra claustrophobia to scenes that would otherwise be totally generic.

Also well known is hydrophobia, literally ‘fear of water ‘, as a name for rabies, which sometimes appears to cause such a sensation in sufferers because it makes the throat swell and so it becomes difficult for the victim to swallow.’

The plagues of aggressive nationalism, racism, chauvinism, xenophobia, anti-semitism and ethnic tension are still widespread.

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