phobia

phobia
    n 1: an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational
         fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic
         disorder is a general term for all phobias" [syn: {phobia},
         {phobic disorder}, {phobic neurosis}]
    

phobia \pho"bi*a\ (f[=o]"b[-e]*[.a]) n.
   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.

   Syn: phobic disorder, phobic neurosis.
        [PJC]
    

-phobia \-pho"bi*a\ (f[=o]"b[-e]*[.a]) suffix
   A combining form used as a suffix to designate specific
   phobias, such as agoraphobia (fear of public places),
   acrophobia (fear of heights). The first part of the combining
   form is usually derived from Greek.
   [PJC]
    

74 Moby Thesaurus words for "phobia":
      abhorrence, abject fear, abomination, accident neurosis, affright,
      alarm, anathema, antipathy, anxiety hysteria, anxiety neurosis,
      apprehension, association neurosis, aversion, awe, battle fatigue,
      blast neurosis, blue funk, combat fatigue, compensation neurosis,
      compulsion neurosis, consternation, conversion hysteria,
      conversion neurosis, cowardice, detestation, dislike, dismay,
      disquiet, distaste, distrust, dread, execration,
      expectation neurosis, fear, fixation neurosis, fright,
      fright neurosis, funk, hate, hatred, homosexual neurosis,
      horrification, horror, hypochondria, hypochondriasis, hysteria,
      loathing, nervousness, neurosis, neuroticism, obsessional neurosis,
      occupational neurosis, panic, panic fear, pathoneurosis, peeve,
      pet peeve, psychasthenia, psychoneurosis, psychoneurotic disorder,
      psychopathia martialis, qualm, regression neurosis, repugnance,
      revulsion, scare, shell shock, situational neurosis, stampede,
      suspicion, terror, unholy dread, war neurosis, worry