phobic

[ foh-bik ]

/ ˈfoʊ bɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to a phobia or phobias.

noun

a person with a phobia.

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Origin of phobic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM phobic

non·pho·bic, adjective

Words nearby phobic

Phm., Phnom Penh, pho, -phobe, phobia, phobic, phobophobia, Phobos, Phocaea, phocine, Phocion

Other definitions for phobic (2 of 2)

-phobic

a combining form used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -phobe: acrophobic; photophobic.

Origin of -phobic

-phobe + -ic

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How to use phobic in a sentence

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.
'Needle Phobia' May Be Keeping Some From Getting Their COVID-19 Vaccine. Here's How to Cope|Tara Law|May 7, 2021|Time
She will allow that over the years her initially phobic view of Germans has moderated.
Life Under Air Strikes: Children Under Fire Will Never Forget — or Forgive|Clive Irving|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If Leonard was your boyfriend, you would call him commitment-phobic: he recorded and recorded but seemed never to release.
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters|Alex Belth|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We are phobic about flying, but not about driving - although driving is vastly more dangerous.
Guns are Dangerous, Even When Used by Good Men|David Frum|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST

On cue, they were eaten by the vitamin- and-fiber-phobic comedian.
Michelle Obama’s Charm Offensive|Margaret Carlson|February 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As any bride-to-be knows, men can be notoriously commitment phobic.
Gay Marriage Gets Cold Feet|Jessica Bennett|July 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Are you depressed (see 5, Table 1) or phobic (see 4.2, Table 1)?
When You Don't Know Where to Turn|Steven J. Bartlett
These are people too hesitant, or phobic to commit themselves to the assumption of any kind of risk.
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
With tobacco-phobic pamphlets by the learnd prigs who fight you!
Pipe and Pouch|Various

British Dictionary definitions for phobic

phobic

/ (ˈfəʊbɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or arising from a phobia

noun

a person suffering from a phobia

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Medical definitions for phobic (1 of 2)

phobic

[ fō′bĭk ]

adj.

Of, relating to, arising from, or having a phobia.

One who has a phobia.

Medical definitions for phobic (2 of 2)

-phobic

suff.

Having a fear of or aversion for:photophobic.

Lacking an affinity for:lyophobic.

phobic

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Origin of -phobic

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