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-phobia

Pronunciation: /ˈfəʊbɪə/

Definition of -phobia

combining form

  • extreme or irrational fear or dislike of a specified thing or group:arachnophobia Russophobia

Derivatives

-phobic

combining form
in corresponding adjectives.

Origin:

via Latin from Greek

-phobia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of -phobia in the US English dictionary

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