"TV-phobic" meaning in English

See TV-phobic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more TV-phobic [comparative], most TV-phobic [superlative]
Etymology: TV + -phobic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|TV|phobic}} TV + -phobic Head templates: {{en-adj|head=TV-phobic}} TV-phobic (comparative more TV-phobic, superlative most TV-phobic)
  1. Having a dislike of television.
    Sense id: en-TV-phobic-en-adj-ULlJhRNA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -phobic

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