Derek O'Brien PTI The Trinamool’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien coined a new word to define the Narendra Modi government’s alleged fear of facing a special session of Parliament to discuss ...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he suffers from a jewelry phobia. Seriously, he gets grossed out by metal jewelry the same way some people react around spiders. " (My wife) Amy thought that I was making ...

Avoidable vs. Unavoidable: A Key Distinction Between Phobia and OCD From a Freudian perspective, avoidability is a crucial factor in differentiating phobias from OCD.

Specific phobias are out-of-proportion fears to objects, animals or situations, and fortunately, they can be treated.

But many of these words, known as homophones, trip up even the most experienced wordsmith. They are nasty words that cause misunderstanding and sometimes hilarity for the reader.

Commitment phobia can include fear of commitment across several dimensions, not just romantic relationships. It can include fear of deep friendship and a reluctance to commit to a job or career.

The London-based phobia specialist Christopher Paul Jones, author of Face Your Fears: 7 Steps to Conquering Phobias and Anxiety, says that a food phobia, also known as “cibophobia”, is an ...

Shashi Tharoor understands the power of words, though being recognised as what he calls “an etymological egghead" came late in his diverse and interesting career as diplomat, politician and ...

In general, the word “antisemitism” indicates hostility to Jewish people, in a very general sense. The term “Islamophobia,” a conjunction of Islam plus phobia, builds meaning from a ...

During Monday's episode of Today with Hoda & Jenna, the hosts were discussing an article about the most common phobias in the US, when Jenna, 42, decided to come clean about hers.