-phobia
suffixUK /-ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ · US /-ˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
Etymology From New Latin, from Latin, from Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía), from φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
1
Morpheme Used to form nouns meaning fear of a specific thing.
- e.g. claustrophobia, chemophobia
2
Morpheme Used to form nouns meaning hate, dislike, or repression of a specific thing.
- e.g. homophobia, xenophobia