Dictionary
-phobia
noun combining form
: an extremely strong dislike or fear of someone or something
Full Definition of -PHOBIA
1
: exaggerated fear of <acrophobia>
2
: intolerance or aversion for <photophobia>
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Origin of -PHOBIA
New Latin, from Late Latin, from Greek, from -phobos fearing, from phobos fear, flight, from phebesthai to flee; akin to Lithuanian bėgti to flee, Old Church Slavic běžati
Medical Dictionary
-phobia
noun combining form -pho·bia \ˈfō-bē-ə\
Medical Definition of -PHOBIA
1
: abnormal fear of <acrophobia>
2
: intolerance or aversion for <photophobia>
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