恐怖(きょうふ)症(しょう)

きょうふしょう
noun
phobia
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1. phobia; pathological fear
An intense, persistent fear of a specific object or situation, strong enough to interfere with daily life. Used as a standalone noun and as a suffix on the feared thing.
かれは高所(こうしょ)恐怖症(きょうふしょう)だ。
He has a fear of heights.
閉所(へいしょ)恐怖症(きょうふしょう)でエレベーターが苦手(にがて)だ。
I have claustrophobia, so I'm not good with elevators.
子(こ)どものころの経験(けいけん)が原因(げんいん)で、犬(いぬ)に対(たい)する恐怖症(きょうふしょう)になった。
Because of a childhood experience, I developed a phobia of dogs.

Most commonly used as a suffix on the feared object or situation (X恐怖症(きょうふしょう)). A medical term that is also used loosely in everyday speech.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 恐怖(きょうふ): fear; terror — the emotion itself, without the sense of a disorder
  • トラウマ: trauma — a damaging past experience, which can be a cause of a 恐怖症(きょうふしょう)

Related Words

Compare: トラウマ (trauma)
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Added 2026.5.16 13:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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