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arachnophobia

a rach no pho bi a |əˌraknəˈfōbēə əræknəˈfoʊbiə | ▶noun extreme or irrational fear of spiders. DERIVATIVES a rach no phobe |əˈraknəˌfōb |noun, a rach no pho bic |-bik |adjective ORIGIN 1920s: modern Latin, from Greek arakhnē ‘spider ’ + -phobia .

 

Oxford Dictionary

arachnophobia

arachnophobia |əˌraknəˈfəʊbɪə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] extreme or irrational fear of spiders. DERIVATIVES arachnophobe |əˈraknəfəʊb |noun, arachnophobic adjective ORIGIN 1920s: modern Latin, from Greek arakhnē ‘spider ’ + -phobia .