phobia
n
extreme or abnormal dislike or fear of sth; aversion (对某事物极端的或反常的)憎恶, 恐惧; 恐怖(症)
learning to control one's phobia about flying 学会克服飞行的恐惧感
Dislike of snakes or spiders is a common phobia. 害怕蛇或厌恶蜘蛛是很常见的事.
Bagrit dismissed the idea that computers would learn to 'think' for themselves and would 'rule the world', which people liked to believe in those days.