arachnophobia
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- noun
- /əˌræk.nəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
- Her arachnophobia made it difficult for her to enjoy camping trips in the woods.
- suffer from arachnophobia
- the movie Arachnophobia
Examples
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He is afraid of spiders and believes he has arachnophobia.
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Many people with arachnophobia go to great lengths to avoid places where spiders might be found.
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You know, I suffer from arachnophobia.
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That phobia is called arachnophobia.
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I also have arachnophobia!
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How about arachnophobia?
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Sixty-six young women took part in the study of arachnophobia and sleep, which focused on sleep's role in reducing fear of spiders.
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But if you can get over your initial arachnophobia, you’ll see an amazing creature.
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You're not the only one of your awesome classmates to have arachnophobia, or fear of spiders, Team Wilch 11!
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Despite his arachnophobia, he surprised himself by gently touching a tarantula at the zoo.
How Afraid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word arachnophobia comes from Greek parts arachne 'spider' and phobia 'fear', the same phobia you see in claustrophobia. So arachnophobia means a very strong, often irrational, fear of spiders.