phobia
US /ˈfoʊbiə/
・UK /ˈfəʊbiə/
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n.NounExtreme fear
She has a phobia for spiders
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Top 10 Facts - Dark Souls
- So first of all, what's with the
phobia for animated lips?
So first of all, what's with the phobia for animated lips?
- I don't really care." So first of all, what's with the phobia for animated lips?
I don't really care." So first of all, what's with the phobia for animated lips?
Theranos: The Most Evil Business In The World
- At the age of just 19, Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford University to start her own business. It was originally called Real Time Cures, but Elizabeth changed the name after worrying people would be sceptical of the word cures, and she certainly didn't want to attract any suspicion. So she instead renamed it Theranos, a combination of the words therapy and diagnosis. Elizabeth had a phobia of needles, and had a vision where you could simply prick your finger and with a single drop of blood test for hundreds of different diseases. Since
At the age of just 19, Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford University to start her own business. It was originally called Real Time Cures, but Elizabeth changed the name after worrying people would be sceptical of the word cures, and she certainly didn't want to attract any suspicion. So she instead renamed it Theranos, a combination of the words therapy and diagnosis. Elizabeth had a phobia of needles, and had a vision where you could simply prick your finger and with a single drop of blood test for hundreds of different diseases. Since
- Elizabeth had a phobia of needles,
Elizabeth had a phobia of needles,
20 Unreasonable Phobias, Some We Might Already Have
- to deal with the fact that their phobia is clinically titled Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
to deal with the fact that their phobia is clinically titled Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
- People who have a fear of long words need to deal with the fact that their phobia is clinically titled "Hippopotamus Monstrosa Quip Delephobia." Whoever came up with the name is a bit of a jerk.
People who have a fear of long words need to deal with the fact that their phobia is clinically titled "Hippopotamus Monstrosa Quip Delephobia." Whoever came up with the name is a bit of a jerk.
How the Revolving Door Was Born Out of Awkward Encounters
- Van Cannell created a way to eliminate his social phobia by drawing inspiration from a pre-existing German Tür ohne Luftzug, translation "door without draft of air." In 1888, Van Cannell received a patent for a storm door structure, a.k.a.
Van Cannell created a way to eliminate his social phobia by drawing inspiration from a pre-existing German Tür ohne Luftzug, translation "door without draft of air." In 1888, Van Cannell received a patent for a storm door structure, a.k.a.
- his social phobia by drawing inspiration
his social phobia by drawing inspiration
(WARNING GROSS) CURING MY TRYPOPHOBIA
- But ain't nothing come even close to tripper motherfucking phobia.
But ain't nothing come even close to tripper motherfucking phobia.
- [whispers] ...phobia...
[whispers] ...phobia...
Do Trans Athletes Have An Unfair Advantage?
- I think once you make a judgment towards it, that's when, like, the phobia comes in.
I think once you make a judgment towards it, that's when, like, the phobia comes in.
- I think once you make a judgment towards it, that's when like the phobia comes in.
I think once you make a judgment towards it, that's when like the phobia comes in.
Is Andy Smarter Than a Child Genius?
- (sounding it out) Tricks..a..phobia?
(sounding it out) Tricks..a..phobia?
Why We Run From Love
- Understanding why love has to be titrated like this helps to move our partner away from feeling insulted and then getting angry and perhaps resorting to pejorative descriptions of our avoidant condition, like commitment phobia or fear of intimacy.
Understanding why love has to be titrated like this helps to move our partner away from feeling insulted and then getting angry and perhaps resorting to pejorative descriptions of our avoidant condition, like commitment phobia or fear of intimacy.
- Understanding why love has to be titrated like this helps to move our partner away from feeling insulted and then getting angry and perhaps resorting to pejorative descriptions of our avoidant condition - like commitment phobia or fear of intimacy.
Understanding why love has to be titrated like this helps to move our partner away from feeling insulted and then getting angry and perhaps resorting to pejorative descriptions of our avoidant condition - like commitment phobia or fear of intimacy.
Cognitive Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation
- Stress Reduction, be used as a clinical intervention for adults suffering from Social Phobia or
Stress Reduction, be used as a clinical intervention for adults suffering from Social Phobia or
- How might one type of practice, mindfulness-based stress reduction, be used as a clinical intervention for adults suffering from social phobia or social anxiety disorder?
How might one type of practice, mindfulness-based stress reduction, be used as a clinical intervention for adults suffering from social phobia or social anxiety disorder?
IELTS & TOEFL Vocabulary - Technology
- love, "phobe" adds a very important meaning to this word. "Phobe" is similar to "phobia",
love, "phobe" adds a very important meaning to this word. "Phobe" is similar to "phobia",
- and a "phobia" is a fear of something. So if you are a "technophobe", you have a fear
and a "phobia" is a fear of something. So if you are a "technophobe", you have a fear