-phobia
See also: phobia
English
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) From New Latin, from Latin, from Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía) (see ὑδροφοβία (hudrophobía, “fear of water”)), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-phobia
- Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing.
- e.g. claustrophobia
- (analogy) Used to form nouns meaning hate, dislike, or repression of a specific thing.
- e.g. homophobia, xenophobia
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used to form nouns meaning fear
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used to form nouns meaning hate
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