English

Suffix

-phobic

1. Used to form adjectives meaning of a fear of a specific thing.

   claustrophobic

2. Used to form adjectives meaning of hate directed towards a particular type of person (due to fear of that type of person).

   homophobic

3. Used as a synonym of -phobe to form nouns.

Synonyms

• (forming nouns): -phobiac, -phobe

Antonyms

• (forming adjectives): -philiac, -philic, -philous
• (forming nouns): -philiac, -phile

Derived terms

• Appendix:Invented phobias
• Category:Phobias

Related terms

• phobic
• -phobia
• -phobe

See also

• Wikipedia article on phobias
• List of phobias in Wikipedia