Phobia and Terror

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Phobia noun - An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations.

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Terror is a synonym for phobia in fear topic. In some cases you can use "Terror" instead a noun "Phobia", when it comes to topics like abnormal fear.

Nearby Word: phobic

Terror noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.

Usage example: the reports of a serial killer on the loose struck terror into our hearts

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Phobia is a synonym for terror. You can use "Phobia" instead a noun "Terror".

full	full phobia	full terror
original	original phobia	original terror
true	true phobia	true terror
actual	actual phobia	actual terror
Other adjectives: real, extreme, great, intense, irrational, outright, paranoid, paralyzing.

Bring My Brown Pants: During the phobia challenge, Izzy soils herself in her terror.

Source: Fan Fic / The Legend of Total Drama Island
He claims he has arthritis, dust allergy, nickel phobia, lactose terror, ebola, and severe depression and that one of his eyes is hard of hearing.

Source: Western Animation / Pasila
And as Night Terror 3 reveals, short of having wings or being lent wings by a certain Phobia, there's no way out.

Source: Webcomic / Night Terror

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