"phobic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfəʊbɪk/ [UK], /ˈfoʊbɪk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phobic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more phobic [comparative], most phobic [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊbɪk Head templates: {{en-adj}} phobic (comparative more phobic, superlative most phobic)
  1. Relating to a phobia. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (relating to a phobia): foobinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-phobic-en-adj-JzDzLpSv Disambiguation of Personality: 35 31 33 Disambiguation of 'relating to a phobia': 87 13
  2. Experiencing or expressing phobia (strong fear and/or dislike). Categories (topical): Fear, Personality
    Sense id: en-phobic-en-adj-CNiT8id- Disambiguation of Fear: 31 42 26 Disambiguation of Personality: 35 31 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 78 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: counterphobic, phobic avoidant

Noun

IPA: /ˈfəʊbɪk/ [UK], /ˈfoʊbɪk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phobic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: phobics [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊbɪk Head templates: {{en-noun}} phobic (plural phobics)
  1. A person who has a phobia. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (person): foobikko (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-phobic-en-noun-yTLpHs6v Disambiguation of Personality: 35 31 33

Inflected forms

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