-phobic

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-phobic

/-ˈfəʊbɪk/ UK
/-ˈfoʊbɪk/ US

Rhymes with -əʊbɪk

Where it comes from

From -phobia (from Late Latin -phobia, from Koine Greek -φοβία (-phobía), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”)) + -ic.

suffix more -phobic · most -phobic · -phobics

morpheme Used to form adjectives indicating a fear of a specific thing. claustrophobic
morpheme Used to form adjectives indicating a dislike or aversion. bibliophobic
morpheme Used in biology and chemistry to mean a natural repulsion or avoidance. oleophobic
morpheme Used as a synonym of -phobe to form nouns.
Similar: -phobiac, -phobe

Opposite: -philiac, -philic, -philous, -phile

Thesaurus

suffix

Opposite: -philiac, -philic, -philous, -phile

Translations

Every language

suffix fear

Español	-fobo
Français	-phobe
Deutsch	-phob

suffix dislike or aversion

Español	-fobo
Français	-phobe

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MLA

"-phobic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-phobic. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

-phobic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-phobic

Chicago

"-phobic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-phobic.

BibTeX

@misc{phobic_2026,
  title = {-phobic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-phobic},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}