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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

-phobiac en · X

Pronunciation

  • /-ˈfəʊbɪæk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-ˈfoʊbɪæk/ (General-American)

Etymology

From -phobia + -ic. Modelled on -maniac.

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) Used to form adjectives indicating a fear of a specific thing.
    • claustrophobiac
  2. (morpheme) Used to form adjectives indicating a dislike or aversion.
    • Anglophobiac
  3. (morpheme) Used as a synonym of -phobic to form nouns.

Antonyms

-philiac (antonym(s) of “forming adjectives”) · -philous (antonym(s) of “forming adjectives”) · -philic (antonym(s) of “forming adjectives”) · -philiac (antonym(s) of “forming nouns”) · -phile (antonym(s) of “forming nouns”)

Relateds

phobic · -phobic · -phobia · -phobe

Synonyms

-phobic (forming nouns) · -phobe (forming nouns)