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stereotypical fear

When a person fears something or someone because of a known stereotype having to do with that thing or person. Fear is 100% mental so people can really make themselves think they are afraid of something based on what they might have heard or what othe people say.

She had a stereotypical fear of needles, but when she thought about it, they weren't really that bad.

by Lucy2005 December 2, 2005

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