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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

phobia

/(fō"bē̇*ȧ)/ · pho·bi·a · IPA /ˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
01 n. Any irrational and persistent fear, whether of a situation, activity, or object; a phobia typically leads to a strong desire to avoid the …
  1. 1.
    Any irrational and persistent fear, whether of a situation, activity, or object; a phobia typically leads to a strong desire to avoid the object of the phobia.