Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index P Cite phobia: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pho•bi•a Pronunciation: (fō'bē-u), [key] — n. a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it. -phobia Pronunciation: [key] a combining form meaning “fear,” occurring in loanwords from Greek (hydrophobia); on this model, used in the names of mental disorders that have the general sense “dread of, aversion toward” that specified by the initial element: agoraphobia. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: phobia (Thesaurus) -phobe phobic TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. February 2021 Current Events: US News The Berlin Conference and the Partition of Africa The Implied Powers of Congress Noble Titles and Ranks in a Monarchy Keeping Your Brain Active in a COVID-19 World The Manchu Related Content Daily Word Quiz: protean Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language