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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-phobe

/-foʊb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
-phobe
IPA
/-foʊb/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing.

suffix

Used to form nouns denoting a person who hates or dislikes a type of person, thing, etc.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos)der. French -phobeder. English -phobe From French -phobe, from Latin -phobus, from Attic Greek -φόβος (-phóbos), combining form of φόβος (phóbos), ablaut variant of φέβεσθαι (phébesthai), middle infinitive of φέβομαι (phébomai), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ-. Cognates include Russian бегать (begatʹ, “run, flee”), Slovak bežať (“run”), Polish biec (“run”), Lithuanian bėgti (“run”), Albanian dëboj (“throw out, drive away, expel, banish”). Compare German -phob.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -phobe, -phobus, -φόβος, *bʰegʷ-

Inflected Forms

-phobes (plural)

Derived Forms

phobe

Phrases

-phobia -phobic List of phobias

Frequently Paired Words

-phobia -phobic List of phobias

Synonyms

-phobiac -phobic

Antonyms

-philiac -phile

Questions

How do you pronounce -phobe?
The recorded pronunciation is /-foʊb/.
What does -phobe mean?
Used to form nouns denoting a person having a fear of a specific thing.
Where does -phobe come from?
It is traced to French.

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