1. an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations; - Example: "phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias" [syn: phobia, phobic disorder, phobic neurosis]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
phobic neurosis
n 1: an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational
fear of simple things or social situations; "phobic
disorder is a general term for all phobias" [syn: phobia,
phobic disorder, phobic neurosis]