rhabdophobia

rhabdophobia
a) The fear of being punished severely.
b) The fear of being beaten with a rod.

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  • rhabdophobia — 1. A fear of magic 2. A fear of sticks or rods, or of being beaten with them …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • Phobia — An unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder. For example, extreme fear of spiders is called arachnophobia, and fear of being outside is known as agoraphobia. Phobias… …   Medical dictionary

  • rabdofobie — RABDOFOBÍE s. f. teamă patologică de obiecte, de pedepsire. (< engl. rhabdophobia) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

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