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Common collocations with phobia in American Collocation

phobia noun countable

US /ˈfoʊbiə/

dental
social
specific

People with a social phobia have a fear of embarrassing themselves or of being humiliated in public.

have a phobia

experience
have
suffer from

I have had a phobia of spiders since childhood.

start to have a phobia

develop

I started to develop phobias about walking up and down stairs.

deal successfully with a phobia

overcome

She’s also overcome her phobia of water and enjoys swimming now.

give medical help to someone with a phobia

cure
treat

Hypnotherapy can be an effective way of treating phobias.

anxiety
depression
disorder
fear

Hypnosis can very effectively help with fears and phobias.