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Phobia vs Anti - What's the difference?

phobia | anti |

As a noun phobia

is an irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety, usually of or about something particular.

As a proper noun anti is

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phobia

English

Noun

  • An irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety, usually of or about something particular.
    • I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.

    Related terms

    * -phobe * -phobia * -phobic

    Derived terms

    Hyponyms

    * See .

    See also

    * *

    anti

    English

    (wikipedia anti)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chemistry) That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°

    • Coordinate terms

    * (chemistry) syn

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person opposed to a concept or principle.

    • Antonyms

    * pro

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (rare) A word used before a noun or noun phrase to indicate opposition to the concept expressed by the noun or noun phrase. (rfex)

    • See also

    * anti-

    Anagrams

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