1. having or showing an intense fear of spiders

1. a person who has arachnophobia; someone who is intensely afraid of spiders

Examples

• She is arachnophobic and screams whenever she sees a spider in her room.
• My arachnophobic friend refuses to go camping because of the spiders in the woods.
• He became arachnophobic after a bad experience with a large spider as a child.
• The arachnophobic woman called her brother to remove the spider from her bathroom.
• Many arachnophobics experience panic attacks when they encounter even small spiders.
• Being arachnophobic doesn't mean you're weak; it's a common phobia affecting millions of people.