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arachnophobia

/uh-rak-nuh-foh-bee-uh/US // əˌræk nəˈfoʊ bi ə //UK // (əˌræknəˈfəʊbɪə) //

蛛网恐惧症,恐蛛症,蜘蛛恐惧症,恐鸟症

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Psychiatry.

    • : an irrational or disproportionate fear of spiders.

Examples

  • Even entomologists themselves can fall prey to arachnophobia.

  • Arachnophobia is an irrational fear of spiders and claustrophobia is an irrational fear of small places.