specific phobia

noun

Any morbid fear of specific objects or situations, such as fingers, injections, or darkness.

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Meanings

nounspecific phobia (plural specific phobias)

plural specific phobias

  1. Any morbid fear of specific objects or situations, such as fingers, injections, or darkness.
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