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Vinony

-phobia

  1. fear of a specific thing
  2. hate, dislike, or repression of a specific thing
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /-ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ / /-ˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia From New Latin, from Latin, from Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

  1. Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing.

    “e.g. claustrophobia, chemophobia”

  2. Used to form nouns meaning hate, dislike, or repression of a specific thing.

    “e.g. homophobia, xenophobia”