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Phobia vs Scared - What's the difference?

phobia | scared |

As a noun phobia

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

As an adjective scared is

having fear; afraid, frightened.

As a verb scared is

(scare).

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

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    scared

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Having fear; afraid, frightened.

    • Synonyms

    * See

    Verb

    (head)
  • (scare)

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