Hypernym

noun

a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom

phobic neurosis 1

noundomain: state

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations

Examples

1.phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias

Synonyms

phobia 1
an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations
phobic disorder 1
an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations

Hyponym

agoraphobia 1

noun

a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)

simple phobia 1

noun

any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli

social phobia 1

noun

any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with situations in which you are subject to criticism by others (as fear of eating in public or public speaking etc)