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-phobia
-phobiasuff. An intense fear of or aversion to a specified thing: xenophobia.
[Late Latin, from Greek -phobiā, from phobos, fear; see bhegw- in Indo-European roots.]-phobia n combining form indicating an extreme abnormal fear of or aversion to: acrophobia; claustrophobia. [via Latin from Greek, from phobos fear] -phobic adj combining formpho•bi•a (ˈfoʊ bi ə)
n., pl. -bi•as. a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it. [1780–90; extracted from nouns ending in -phobia] -phobia a combining form meaning “dread of,” “phobic aversion toward,” “unreasonable antipathy toward” a given object: agoraphobia; xenophobia. [< Latin < Greek, =-phob(os) -phobe + -ia -ia]
EncyclopediaSeephobia-phobia
-phobia word element [Gr.], fear of; aversion to.-phobia Combining form for fear. -phobia Combining form denoting abnormal fear of. |