counterphobia
counterphobia · counterphobias
A compulsion to seek out the causes of fear or anxiety instead of avoiding themA compulsion to seek out the causes of fear or anxiety instead of avoiding them.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A compulsion to seek out the causes of fear or anxiety instead of avoiding them.
Origin
From counter- + phobia.From counter- + phobia.
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Forms
plural: counterphobias| Singular | counterphobia |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcounterphobic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable