Definitions
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- suffix Used to form adjectives meaning of a fear of a specific thing.
- suffix Used to form adjectives meaning of hate directed towards a particular type of person (due to fear of that type of person).
- suffix Used as a synonym of
-phobe to form nouns.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek φόβος (phobos, "fear") + -ic.
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