-phobia
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See also: phobia
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin, from Latin, from Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /-ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /-ˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
- Hyphenation: -phob‧ia
- Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Suffix
[edit]-phobia
- Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing.
- e.g. claustrophobia
- Used to form nouns meaning hate, dislike, or repression of a specific thing.
- e.g. homophobia, xenophobia, chemophobia
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]used to form nouns meaning fear
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used to form nouns meaning hate
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See also
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰegʷ-
- English terms borrowed from New Latin
- English terms derived from New Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/əʊbiə
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- English productive suffixes