Phobic

//ˈfoʊbɪk// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who has a phobia.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to a phobia.

    "Anything can become a phobic stimulus."

  2. 2
    Experiencing or expressing phobia (strong fear and/or dislike).

    "The mail carrier was phobic of dogs."

Adjective
  1. 1
    suffering from irrational fears wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
-phobe-phobiacdisordereddisturbedhypochondriachysterical

Example

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""Dennis, some people are phobic about Kanji." "Why, do you think, Marko?" "They think Kanji looks all mathematical. It intimidates them.""

Etymology

From phobia + -ic, see -phobic.

Related phrases

phobic avoidant

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