Phobic
/ˈfoʊbɪk/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who has a phobia.
Adjective
- 1 Relating to a phobia.
"Anything can become a phobic stimulus."
- 2 Experiencing or expressing phobia (strong fear and/or dislike).
"The mail carrier was phobic of dogs."
Adjective
- 1 suffering from irrational fears wordnet
Example
More examples""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.