Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phobic

/ˈfoʊbɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: pho-bic
IPA: /ˈfoʊbɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a phobia.

adj

Experiencing or expressing phobia (strong fear and/or dislike).

noun

A person who has a phobia.

Example Sentences

"Anything can become a phobic stimulus."
"The mail carrier was phobic of dogs."
"Even so, in many cases the homophobe truly is phobic of gays and lesbians, […]"
"Yes, our society is backwards, full of violent phobic unexamined idiot fear people constantly throw at innocent others."

Etymology

From phobia + -ic, see -phobic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfoʊbɪk/
British English: /ˈfəʊbɪk/

Inflected Forms

more phobic (comparative) most phobic (superlative) phobics (plural)

Derived Forms

antiphobic counterphobic multiphobic nonphobic phobically

Phrases

phobic avoidant

Rhymes With

homophobic aerobic anaerobic claustrophobic sobek bobek dobek xenophobic mobik

Questions

How do you pronounce phobic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfoʊbɪk/.
What does phobic mean?: Relating to a phobia.
Where does phobic come from?: From phobia + -ic, see -phobic.

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