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irrational fear

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  • irrational — irrational, unreasonable are comparable when meaning not governed or guided by reason. Both terms have been used occasionally in the sense of not having the power to reason {nothing has a greater effect on all plants and irrational animals Hume}… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Fear of frogs — and toads has been recorded in the history of many cultures. For example, seeing a frog may be a bad omen or frogs and toads may give a person warts. At the same time in other cultures frogs are considered as good omen. A survey carried out by… …   Wikipedia

  • Fear of youth — The irrational fear of youth is called ephebiphobia. [Fletcher, A. (2006) [http://www.commonaction.org/WYVD.pdf Washington Youth Voice Handbook] . CommonAction. p 9.] First coined as the fear and loathing of teenagers, [Astroth, K. (1994) Beyond… …   Wikipedia

  • fear — fear1 W1S3 [fıə US fır] n [: Old English; Origin: fAr sudden danger ] 1.) [U and C] the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happen ▪ The boy s eyes were full of fear. fear of ▪ a fear of flying ▪ There… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Fear of flying — An irrational fear of flying is called aerophobia. Aerophobia also refers to irrational fear of fresh air or drafts of air. From the Greek aero , air or gas + phobos , fear. A virtual reality program that simulates the experience of take offs,… …   Medical dictionary

  • irrational — /ɪˈræʃənəl / (say i rashuhnuhl) adjective 1. without the faculty of, or not endowed with, reason: irrational animals. 2. without, or deprived of, sound judgement: *She was a grown cow now, and a cow in calf at that, than which there is no more… …  

  • Fear, Itself — Infobox Television episode Title=Fear, Itself Series=Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season=4 Episode=4 Airdate=October 26 1999 Production=4ABB04 Writer=David Fury Director=Tucker Gates Episode list=List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes Prev=The… …   Wikipedia

  • Fear of birds — An abnormal and persistent fear of birds. Sufferers of this fear experience undue anxiety about encountering and even being attacked by birds although they may realize their fears are quite irrational. Fear of birds was epitomized in a 1963 film… …   Medical dictionary

  • Fear of new things — An irrational fear of anything new, of innovation, of new situations, places, or things. Also called neophobia. In animal behavior, neophobia refers to the tendency of an animal to avoid or retreat from an unfamiliar object or situation. All… …   Medical dictionary

  • irrational — ir|ra|tion|al [ıˈræʃənəl] adj not based on clear thought or reason = ↑unreasonable ≠ ↑rational, reasonable ↑reasonable ▪ an irrational fear of flying ▪ He s becoming increasingly irrational. >irrationally adv >irrationality [ıˌræʃəˈnælıti]… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • irrational — [[t]ɪræ̱ʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone s feelings and behaviour as irrational, you mean they are not based on logical reasons or clear thinking. ...an irrational fear of science. Syn: unreasonable Ant: rational Derived words:… …   English dictionary

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