Definition -phobe in American English

-phobe suffix

suffix

/foʊb/

used for making nouns meaning someone who dislikes or who is afraid of someone or something

Example

Europhobe (=someone who dislikes European countries or does not want close political links with them)

Example

an arachnophobe (=someone with a strong fear of spiders)

Synonyms and related words

-ability -able -aholic

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