English

Suffix

-phobe

1. Used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing.
   • 2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76:

     Risk is everywhere. […] For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chronicles” […] aims to help data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks.

   claustrophobe‎

2. Used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or despises a type of person.

   homophobe‎

Synonyms

• -phobiac, -phobic

Antonyms

• -philiac, -phile

Derived terms

• phobe

Related terms

• -phobia
• -phobic

Translations

See also

• Wikipedia article on phobias
• List of phobias in Wikipedia
• List of phobias (external link)