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counterphobic
[ koun-ter-foh-bik ]
adjective
Psychiatry.
- seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of counterphobic1
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“And I started screaming. My brother put me to bed. You could say the rest of my life has been a counterphobic reaction to the fear I felt seeing that episode.”
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To undercut the hurt, I tried counterphobic humor.
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