-phobia
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-phobia
- /-ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ UK
- /-ˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊbiə
Where it comes from
From New Latin, from Latin, from Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
suffix
- Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing. e.g. claustrophobia, chemophobia
- Used to form nouns meaning hate, dislike, or repression of a specific thing. e.g. homophobia, xenophobia
Opposite: -philia
Thesaurus
suffix
Opposite: -philia
Translations
Every language
suffix used to form nouns meaning fear
| Español | -fobia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공포증 gongpojeung, 포비아 pobia |
| 日本語 | -恐怖症 -kyōfushō, 反- han-, -フォビア fobia |
| 中文 | -恐懼症 /-恐惧症 -kǒngjùzhèng, 反- fǎn- |
| Português | -fobia |
| Français | -phobie |
| Deutsch | -phobie |
| Italiano | -fobia |
| Ελληνικά | -φοβία -fovía |
| Română | -fobie |
| Русский | -фо́бия -fóbija |
suffix used to form nouns meaning hate
| Español | -fobia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공포증 gongpojeung, 혐오증 hyeomojeung, 포비아 pobia |
| 日本語 | -恐怖症 -kyōfushō, -嫌悪 -ken'o, -嫌い -kirai, -フォビア fobia |
| 中文 | 反- fǎn-, 仇- chóu- |
| Português | -fobia |
| Français | -phobie |
| Deutsch | -phobie, -hass, -feindlichkeit |
| Italiano | -fobia |
| Ελληνικά | -φοβία -fovía |
| Română | -fobie |
| Русский | -фо́бия -fóbija |
Talk about this word "-phobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-phobia. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. -phobia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-phobia "-phobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-phobia.Cite this
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title = {-phobia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
