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Definitions

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"

Antonyms

All antonyms

philia

Example

More examples

"e.g. homophobia, xenophobia, chemophobia"

Etymology

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

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