Complex
Phobia
Phobia noun - An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations.
Nearby Word: phobic
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This phobia is backed by a minor, complex, but traumatic Freudian Excuse.
Source: Does Not Like Men -
Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex has a heavy focus on Artemis's new-found phobia of the number four, and love for the number 5.
Source: Four Is Death -
Having fired the shot that provoked the rebels into the mass Colony Drop that nearly wiped out humankind on Earth, Jamil has a hell of a guilt complex, lost his Newtype powers, and a severe cockpit phobia that he doesn't start overcoming until a third of the way through the series.
Source: Shell-Shocked Veteran
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