phobic

See also: -phobic

English

Etymology

From phobia +‎ -ic, see -phobic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfəʊbɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfoʊbɪk/
• Rhymes: -əʊbɪk

Adjective

phobic (comparative more phobic, superlative most phobic)

1. Relating to a phobia.

   Anything can become a phobic stimulus.

2. Experiencing or expressing phobia (strong fear and/or dislike).

   The mail carrier was phobic of dogs.

   • 2009, Martin Kantor, Homophobia: The State of Sexual Bigotry Today, 2nd Edition, →ISBN:

     Even so, in many cases the homophobe truly is phobic of gays and lesbians, […]

   • 2019, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 40:

     Yes, our society is backwards, full of violent phobic unexamined idiot fear people constantly throw at innocent others.

Derived terms

• counterphobic
• phobic avoidant

 

Translations

relating to a phobia

• Finnish: foobinen
• Portuguese: fóbico m, fóbica f, fóbicos m pl, fóbicas f pl
• Swedish: fobisk

Noun

phobic (plural phobics)

1. A person who has a phobia.

Translations

person

• Finnish: foobikko (fi)
• Swedish: fobiker c, -fob c