phobia
Example Sentences
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And there's another phenomenon that has been termed "complexity phobia": the aversion to recognising incontrovertible evidence and facts if they challenge a more comfortable and comforting narrative.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
The plaintiff’s former therapist, Victoria Burke, testified that she diagnosed Kaley with body dysmorphia and social phobia, a type of anxiety disorder, in her early teens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Like addiction or phobia, it narrows lives and corrodes resilience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025
In my early 30s, I developed a terrible phobia of flying.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025
Like, he has a severe phobia of vomit.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
