One Word Substitutes - English (MCQ) for Bank, MBA, CAT, MAT, GMAT, SSC for Q. 20250

Q.  Choose the correct alternative which can be substituted for the below given word/ sentence.

Fear of spiders is known as:
- Published on 17 Mar 16

a. Hydrophobia
b. Social Phobia
c. Agoraphobia
d. Arachnophobia

ANSWER: Arachnophobia
 
Phobia is derived from Phobos which is a Greek word for fear. While social phobia is fear of social interaction agoraphobia is fear of crowded places. Arachnophobia is fear of spiders while Hydro means water so Hydrophobia is fear of water. Therefore, (d) is the correct choice.

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