phobic

¹

[ foh-bik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a phobia or phobias.

noun

1. a person with a phobia.

-phobic

²

1. a combining form used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -phobe:

   acrophobic; photophobic.

phobic

/ ˈfəʊbɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or arising from a phobia

noun

1. a person suffering from a phobia

Other Words From

• non·pho·bic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of phobic¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; phob(ia) + -ic, or by abstraction from adjectives ending in -phobic

Origin of phobic²

-phobe + -ic

Example Sentences

To help the needle-phobic, McMurtry says that vaccination sites should let people know ahead of time which questions they’ll be asked and what accommodations can be made for them.

From Time

She will allow that over the years her initially phobic view of Germans has moderated.

From The Daily Beast

If Leonard was your boyfriend, you would call him commitment-phobic: he recorded and recorded but seemed never to release.

From The Daily Beast

We are phobic about flying, but not about driving - although driving is vastly more dangerous.

From The Daily Beast

On cue, they were eaten by the vitamin- and-fiber-phobic comedian.

From The Daily Beast

As any bride-to-be knows, men can be notoriously commitment phobic.

From The Daily Beast

Are you depressed (see 5, Table 1) or phobic (see 4.2, Table 1)?

From Project Gutenberg

These are people too hesitant, or phobic to commit themselves to the assumption of any kind of risk.

From Project Gutenberg

With tobacco-phobic pamphlets by the learnd prigs who fight you!

From Project Gutenberg