Both Uses of
phobia
in
Wonder, by R.J. Palacio
- I stopped letting anyone take pictures of me a while ago. I guess you could call it a phobia.
p. 70.3phobia = extreme and unreasonable fear of something
- No, actually, it's not a phobia. It's an "aversion," which is a word I just learned in Mr. Browne's class.
p. 70.3 *
Definition:
extreme and unreasonable fear of something
Many words end with "phobia" to indicate "fear of" something. It is also common to turn the noun into an adjective with an "ic" suffix; e.g., "phobic" or "xenophobic."