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-phobe
Also, -phobiac.
Origin:
< Greek -phobos, adj. derivative of phóbos fear, panic
< Greek -phobos, adj. derivative of phóbos fear, panic
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-phobe
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World English Dictionary
| -phobe | |
| —n combining form | |
| indicating a person or thing that fears or hates: Germanophobe; xenophobe | |
| [from Greek -phobos fearing] | |
| -phobic | |
| —adj combining form | |
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Word Origin & History
-phobe
comb. form meaning "fearing," from Fr. -phobe, from L. -phobus, from Gk. -phobos "fearing," from phobos "fear, panic, flight," phobein "put to flight, frighten" (see phobia).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
-phobe suff.
One that fears or is averse to a specified thing: xenophobe.
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