"-phobic" meaning in English

See -phobic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ˈfəʊbɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˈfoʊbɪk/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -əʊbɪk Etymology: From -phobia (from Late Latin -phobia, from Koine Greek -φοβία (-phobía), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”)) + -ic. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰegʷ-}} [Template:root], {{m|en|-phobia}} -phobia, {{der|en|LL.|-phobia}} Late Latin -phobia, {{der|en|grc-koi|-φοβία}} Koine Greek -φοβία (-phobía), {{m|grc|φόβος|t=fear}} φόβος (phóbos, “fear”), {{m|en|-ic}} -ic Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -phobic, {{en-suffix}} -phobic
  1. Used to form adjectives indicating a fear of a specific thing. Tags: morpheme Translations (fear): -fob (Catalan), -phob (German), -fobo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en--phobic-en-suffix-Z~hmdFle Categories (other): Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of 'fear': 100 0 0
  2. Used to form adjectives indicating a dislike or aversion. Tags: morpheme Translations (dislike or aversion): -fob (Catalan), -fobo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en--phobic-en-suffix-1o1ElN5C Categories (other): Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of 'dislike or aversion': 4 92 4
  3. Used as a synonym of -phobe to form nouns. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Psychology Synonyms (forming nouns): -phobiac, -phobe Related terms: phobic, -phobia, -phobiac, -phobe
    Sense id: en--phobic-en-suffix-sqd1-nee Disambiguation of Psychology: 15 18 66 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 26 48 Disambiguation of English terms with redundant sortkeys: 30 30 40 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of 'forming nouns': 26 26 48

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