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pho⋅bic

  [foh-bik]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a phobia or phobias.
–noun
2. a person suffering from a phobia.
Origin:
1895–1900; phob(ia) + -ic, or by abstraction from adjectives ending in -phobic

-phobic

 
a combining form used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -phobe: acrophobic; photophobic.
Origin:
-phobe + -ic
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pho·bic   (fō'bĭk)   
adj.  Of, relating to, arising from, or having a phobia.
n.  One who has a phobia.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1pho·bic
Pronunciation: 'fO-bik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, affected with, or constituting a phobia

Main Entry: 2phobic
Function: noun
: one who exhibits a phobia
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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phobic pho·bic (fō'bĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, arising from, or having a phobia. n.
One who has a phobia.

-phobic or -phobous
suff.

  1. Having a fear of or an aversion for: photophobic.

  2. Lacking an affinity for: lyophobic.

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