arachnophobia.

An intense fear of spiders.

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Words that belong together

• arachnophobia triggered by a spider
• live with arachnophobia
• severe arachnophobia

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Her arachnophobia made the harmless spider seem impossible to approach.

He told the guide about his arachnophobia before entering the shed.

The article distinguished arachnophobia from ordinary dislike.

Usage notes

Primary category: fear. Forms: Usually a mass noun. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.