-phobe en · X
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos)der. French -phobeder. English -phobe From French -phobe, from Latin -phobus, from Attic Greek -φόβος (-phóbos), combining form of φόβος (phóbos), ablaut variant of φέβεσθαι (phébesthai), middle infinitive of φέβομαι (phébomai), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-. Cognates include Russian бегать (begatʹ, “run, flee”), Slovak bežať (“run”), Polish biec (“run”), Lithuanian bėgti (“run”), Albanian dëboj (“throw out, drive away, expel, banish”). Compare German -phob.
Meanings
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(morpheme) Used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing.
Risk is everywhere.[…]For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chronicles”[…]aims to help data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks.
2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2025, page 76:claustrophobe
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(morpheme) Used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or dislikes a type of person, thing, etc.
homophobe
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| -phobes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Relateds
-phobic · -phobia · List of phobias
Synonyms
Translations (29)
it -fobo (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing) · hu -gyűlölő (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · fi -fobi (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing) · pl -fob (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · hu -iszonyban szenvedő (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing) · fi -fobi (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · hu -ellenes (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · da -fob (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · ca -fob (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · bg -фоб (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · it -fobo (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · mk -фоб (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · ca -fob (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing) · ka -ფობი (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · ka -ფობი (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing) · hu -fób (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · sk -fóbka (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · es -fobo (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · sv -fob (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing) · sk -fób (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · mk -фоб (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing) · de -fob (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · da -fob (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing) · pl -fob (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing) · bg -фоб (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing) · es -fobo (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing) · hu -fób (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing) · sv -fob (used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a specific thing) · de -fob (used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing)