phobia

About 1.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).

   I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.

2. noun An aversion or dislike (of something).

Similar words

phobic disorder phobic neurosis fear dread terror horror angst anxiety panic trepidation

Often followed by

and is of in about was or for may

Word family

phobias