English Word Root: phobia
fear, dislike
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1 acrophobia 
n. fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
2 claustrophobia
n. abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces
3 hydrophobia
n. a great fear of drinking and water, often a sign of rabies
4 phobia
n. anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
5 xenophobia
n. exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners