恐怖症 (kyoufushou) Japanese meaning: phobia | KotomoraHe has claustrophobia and cannot ride elevators.
People with acrophobia avoid high places.
Usage patterns
〈物〉恐怖症になるto develop a phobia of〈thing〉
She developed a phobia of dogs after an accident when she was little.
〈物〉恐怖症を克服するto overcome a phobia of〈thing〉
〈物〉恐怖症にかかるto suffer from a phobia of〈thing〉
He gradually overcame his fear of heights.
He suffers from a fear of pointed objects and can't even stand looking at them.
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aichmophobia; fear of sharp objects
gynophobia; fear of women
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eremophobia; monophobia
anthropophobia; social anxiety disorder
agoraphobia
haphephobia; fear of being touched
entomophobia; fear of insects