-phobic
See also: phobic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From -phobia (from Late Latin -phobia, from Koine Greek -φοβία (-phobía), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”)) + -ic.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /-ˈfəʊbɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /-ˈfoʊbɪk/
- Hyphenation: -phob‧ic
- Rhymes: -əʊbɪk
Suffix
[edit]-phobic (adjective-forming suffix, comparative more -phobic, superlative most -phobic)
-phobic (noun-forming suffix, plural -phobics)
- Used to form adjectives indicating a fear of a specific thing.
- Used to form adjectives indicating a dislike or aversion.
- Used in biology and chemistry to mean a natural repulsion or avoidance.
- Used as a synonym of -phobe to form nouns.
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “forming adjectives”): -philiac, -philic, -philous
- (antonym(s) of “forming nouns”): -philiac, -phile
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]fear
dislike or aversion
See also
[edit]Categories:
- English terms suffixed with -ic
- English terms suffixed with -phobia
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰegʷ-
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Koine Greek
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/əʊbɪk
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- English adjective-forming suffixes
- English noun-forming suffixes
- English countable nouns
- en:Psychology
- English countable suffixes
- English productive suffixes