-phobia

a combining form meaning “fear,” occurring in loanwords from Greek (hydrophobia); on this model, used in the names of mental disorders that have the general sense “dread of, aversion toward” that specified by the initial element: agoraphobia.

Origin of -phobia

< Latin < Greek, equivalent to -phob(os) -phobe + -ia -ia

Words nearby -phobia

-philic, -philism, -philous, -phily, -phobe, -phobia, -phobic, -phone, -phony, -phore, -phoresis

British Dictionary definitions for -phobia

-phobia

n combining form

indicating an extreme abnormal fear of or aversion to acrophobia; claustrophobia

Derived forms of -phobia

-phobic, adj combining form

Word Origin for -phobia

via Latin from Greek, from phobos fear

Medical definitions for -phobia

-phobia

suff.

An intense, abnormal, or illogical fear of a specified thing:claustrophobia.