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-phobia A phobia is an anxiety disorder involving a very strong, irrational fear of a particular object, activity, or situation.
A phobia is an anxiety disorder involving a very strong, irrational fear of a particular object, activity, or situation. The person tends to avoid what is feared and, in adults, usually recognizes that the fear is excessive or unreasonable.