Arachnophobia Definition
ə-răknə-fōbē-ə, -nō-
noun
An abnormal fear of spiders.
American Heritage
A fear of spiders.
American Heritage Medicine
An abnormal or irrational fear of spiders.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Arachnophobia
Noun
Singular:
arachnophobia
Plural:
arachnophobiasOrigin of Arachnophobia
From Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arachnÄ“, “spider") +"Ž -phobia.
From Wiktionary
Greek arakhnē spider –phobia
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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