phobia

An anxiety disorder characterized by a significant and persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations.

A specific fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles.

An irrational fear of water, also known as aquaphobia.

To possess a particular fear or phobia.

To experience the negative effects of a phobia.

To successfully control or conquer a phobia.

To use medical or therapeutic methods to cure or alleviate a phobia.

To begin to have a phobia over time.

Indicates the object or situation that is the source of the phobia. (More common than 'about')

Expresses a fear or aversion concerning a particular subject or activity.