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Phobia

/fˈoʊbiə/
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(noun) An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).

I have a phobia for that.
He has a phobia of Jaffa Cakes.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Her ____ of spiders was so severe that she could not enter a room without checking every corner.

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