Phobic Definition
fōbĭk
adjective
Of or relating to a phobia.
Webster's New World
Having a phobia or phobias.
Webster's New World
Used to describe a political or cultural view opposed to the norm..... as defined by the observer.
Wiktionary
noun
A person who has a phobia.
Webster's New World
suffix
Having a fear of or an aversion for.
Xenophobic.
American Heritage
Lacking an affinity for.
Lyophobic.
American Heritage
Used to form adjectives meaning of a fear of a specific thing.
Wiktionary
Used to form adjectives meaning of hate directed towards a particular type of person (due to fear of that type of person).
Wiktionary
Used as a synonym of -phobe to form nouns.
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Other Word Forms of Phobic
Noun
Singular:
phobic
Plural:
phobicsOrigin of Phobic
Late Latin -phobicus from Greek -phobikos from -phobiā -phobia
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Ancient Greek φόβος (phobos, “fear") + -ic.
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