phobic

• Qualifie une personne qui éprouve une peur extrême ou irrationnelle de quelque chose.

Describes a person who has an extreme or irrational fear of something.

1. Suffering from irrational fearsB2formal

   Having an extreme or irrational fear of something, often leading to avoidance behavior.

   phobique

   • She is phobic about spiders and cannot even look at pictures of them.
   • He became phobic about flying after a turbulent flight.
   • Many people are phobic of public speaking.

   Synonymesafraidanxiousapprehensivefearfulneuroticpanickyscaredterrified

   Antonymesboldbravecourageousdauntlessfearless