-phobe

a combining form used to form personal nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -phobia: Anglophobe.

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Also -phobiac.

Origin of -phobe

< Greek -phobos, adj. derivative of phóbos fear, panic

Words nearby -phobe

-philiac, -philic, -philism, -philous, -phily, -phobe, -phobia, -phobic, -phone, -phony, -phore
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British Dictionary definitions for -phobe

-phobe

n combining form

indicating a person or thing that fears or hatesGermanophobe; xenophobe

Derived forms of -phobe

-phobic, adj combining form

Word Origin for -phobe

from Greek -phobos fearing
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Medical definitions for -phobe

-phobe

suff.

One that fears or is averse to a specified thing:xenophobe.
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