phobia

[US]/ˈfəʊbiə/
[UK]/ˈfoʊbiə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. rädsla, aversion.
Word Forms
Pluralphobias

Phrases & Collocations

specific phobia

specifik ångest

social phobia

social fobi

agoraphobia

agorafobi

Example Sentences

this phobia was ego-syntonic.

Denna fobifobi var ego-syntonisk.

This phobia can cause untold misery for the sufferer.

Denna fobin kan orsaka outtalbar misär för den drabbade.

The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.

Fobin kan ha sitt ursprung i ett barndomstrauma.

this phobia was linked with the displacement of fear of his father.

denna fobifantasi var kopplad till förskjutningen av rädslan för hans far.

she suffered from a phobia about birds.

hon led av en fågelfobi.

phobias may remit spontaneously without any treatment.

Fobier kan spontant försvinna utan någon behandling.

She has a phobia about water and can’t swim.

Hon har en fobi mot vatten och kan inte simma.

phobia sufferers often find themselves virtual prisoners in their own home.

Personer som lider av fobier finner ofta sig själva som virtuella fångar i sitt eget hem.

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