phobiac

adj, noun — 2 senses

phobiac

adj

Etymology From phobia + -ic. Modelled on maniac.

1

Relating to a phobia; phobic.

  • With phobiac writer's cramp, they will re-educate to write with blackboard exercises[.]1926, Studies in Psychology and Psychiatry from the Catholic University of America, volume 1 & 2, page 146:
  • These fears are replaced to the phobiac object.1949, Edward Glover, Psycho-analysis: A Handbook for Medical Practitioners and Students of Comparative Psychology, page 291:

phobiac

noun

Etymology From phobia + -ic. Modelled on maniac.

1

A person with a phobia.

  • Defective types of psychoses are the most interesting kinds, like the maniacs, the melancholiacs, the phobiacs, the paranoiacs, the neurasthenics, the hysterical, etc.1913, Charles Ellewyn George, The Lawyer & Banker and Bench & Bar Review, volume 6, page 161:
Synonyms
phobic

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