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-phobia

//-ˈfəʊ.bi.ə// suffix

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Suffix
  1. 1
    Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing. morpheme

    "e.g. claustrophobia"

  2. 2
    Used to form nouns meaning hate, dislike, or repression of a specific thing. morpheme

    "e.g. homophobia, xenophobia, chemophobia"

Etymology

From New Latin, from Latin, from Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

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