phobianoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/us/ˈfoʊ.bi.ə/an extreme fear or dislike of a particular thing or situation, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained:
I've got a phobia about/of worms.
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Fear & phobias
- acrophobia
- aerophobia
- agoraphobic
- alarm
- arachnophobia
- bogey
- chill
- claustrophobia
- cold sweat
- dread
- fearful
- fright
- homophobia
- horror
- hydrophobia
- hydrophobic
- panic
- panic stations
- terror
- xenophobe
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-phobia
suffix ukus
Xenophobia means hatred of foreigners.