-phobic

phobic English Etymology en :af -phobia -ic 1 From en -phobia from en la-lat -phobia, from en grc-koi -φοβία, from grc φόβος fear -ic. Pronunciation en /-ˈfəʊbɪk/ RP en /-ˈfoʊbɪk/ GA en -phob ic en əʊbɪk Suffix s Used to form adjectives indicating a fear of a specific thing. claustrophobic Used to form adjectives indicating a dislike or aversion. bibliophobic homophobic Used in biology and chemistry to mean a natural repulsion or avoidance. oleophobic photophobic Used as a synonym of -phobe to form nouns. Synonyms forming nouns en -phobiac, en -phobe Antonyms forming adjectives en -philiac, en -philic, en -philous forming nouns en -philiac, en -phile Derived terms Appendix:Invented phobias :Category:Phobias en Related terms en phobic en -phobia en -phobiac en -phobe Translations fear Bulgarian: bg -фоби́чен Catalan: ca -fob Finnish: fi -fobinen French: fr -phobe German: de -phob Polish: pl -fobiczny Spanish: es -fobo dislike or aversion Bulgarian: bg -фо́бски Catalan: ca -fob Finnish: fi -fobinen French: fr -phobe Polish: pl -fobiczny Spanish: es -fobo See also Wikipedia article on phobias List of phobias in Wikipedia en Psychology en countable suffixes productive suffixes