-phobia

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˌfəʊbi.ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˌfəʊbi.ə/

Definitions of -phobia word

suffix -phobia -phobia occurs in words which refer to a very strong, irrational fear or hatred of people or things of a particular kind. 0
combining formincountable noun -phobia indicating an extreme abnormal fear of or aversion to 0
noun -phobia fear, dread, hatred 0
suffix -phobia Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing. 0
suffix -phobia (analogy) Used to form nouns meaning hate, dislike, contempt, or repression of a specific thing. 0

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Parts of speech for -phobia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of -phobia

-phobia popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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