-phobia

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌfəʊbi.ə/ (primary stress will usually be in the word or prefix that is affixed)

Suffix

1. Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing.

   e.g. claustrophobia

2. (analogy) Used to form nouns meaning hate, dislike, or repression of a specific thing.

   e.g. homophobia, xenophobia

Antonyms

• -philia

Related terms

• -phobe
• -phobic

Translations

• French: -phobie
• German: -phobie
• Italian: -fobia
• Portuguese: -fobia
• Russian: -фо́бия
• Spanish: -fobia

Translations

• Italian: -fobia
• Russian: -фо́бия

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