Dictionary

-phobic en · X

Pronunciation

• /-ˈfoʊbɪk/ (General-American)
• /-ˈfəʊbɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -phobic From -phobia (from Late Latin -phobia, from Koine Greek -φοβία (-phobía), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”)) + -ic.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Used to form adjectives indicating a fear of a specific thing.
   • claustrophobic
2. (morpheme) Used to form adjectives indicating a dislike or aversion.
   • homophobic
   • bibliophobic
3. (morpheme) Used in biology and chemistry to mean a natural repulsion or avoidance.
   • oleophobic
   • photophobic
4. (morpheme) Used as a synonym of -phobe to form nouns.

Forms

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 · -phobia · -phobiac · -phobe

Synonyms

-phobe (forming nouns) · -phobiac (forming nouns)

Translations (13)

fr -phobe (dislike or aversion) · bg -фо́бски (dislike or aversion) · fi -fobinen (dislike or aversion) · ca -fob (dislike or aversion) · de -phob (fear) · fi -fobinen (fear) · es -fobo (dislike or aversion) · es -fobo (fear) · pl -fobiczny (fear) · fr -phobe (fear) · ca -fob (fear) · bg -фоби́чен (fear) · pl -fobiczny (dislike or aversion)