-phobe Definition
fōb
suffix
One that fears or is averse to a specified thing.
Ailurophobe.
American Heritage
affix
One who fears or hates.
Francophobe.
Webster's New World
Origin of -phobe
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French from Latin -phobus from Greek -phobos fearing from phobos fear bhegw- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Fr < L -phobus < Gr -phobos < phobos, fear < IE base *bhegw-, to flee > Hindi bhāg-, Latvian bēgt, to flee
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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