phobic
/ˈfəʊbɪk/US/ˈfoʊbɪk/
phobic adjective: relating to a phobia.
Adjective
phobic (comparative more phobic, superlative most phobic)
- Relating to a phobia.
- Anything can become a phobic stimulus.
- Experiencing or expressing phobia (strong fear and/or dislike).
- The mail carrier was phobic of dogs.
- Even so, in many cases the homophobe truly is phobic of gays and lesbians, […]2009, Martin Kantor, Homophobia: The State of Sexual Bigotry Today, 2nd Edition, →ISBN
Noun
phobic (plural phobics)
- A person who has a phobia.
Examples of phobic in a sentence
- Many people are data phobic and unwilling to engage with data to make decisions.
- Phobics can choose to cope, even in bizarre ways, with their problem.
- The disclosure of tolerance's hidden phobic lining fits in well with queer theory's embrace of the abject.
Forms of phobic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more phobic |
| superlative | most phobic |
| Noun | |
| plural | phobics |
Origin of phobic
From phobia + -ic, see -phobic.
Words formed from phobic
Phrases with phobic
Words that rhyme with phobic
Questions about phobic
- What does phobic mean?
- Phobic means relating to a phobia.
- What part of speech is phobic?
- Phobic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce phobic?
- Phobic is pronounced /ˈfəʊbɪk/ (UK).
Words near phobic in the dictionary
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