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A phobia (from the Greek: φόβος,phóbos, meaning "fear" or "morbid fear") is defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding despite the fear, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational.
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androphobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
androphobia, is fear for men, from Greek word ''phobia''(fear) and 'andro'' is men.
arachnophobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Arachnophobia or arachnephobia is a specific phobia, the fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions.
astraphobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Astraphobia, also known as astrapophobia, brontophobia, keraunophobia, or tonitrophobia, is an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
atychiphobia
Psychiatry; Phobias
Atychiphobia is the irrational fear of failure, also known as performance anxiety.
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