phobe
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9.2
- noun
- /foʊb/
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fóbico
- No, I'm not a commitment-phobe.
- commitment-phobe
- math phobe
- spider-phobe
And if you have a legitimate fear, that doesn't make you a phobe.
- And if you have a legitimate fear, that doesn't make you a phobe.
- I So my emotional background is avoid an attachment and basically a commitment phobe.
Examples
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What are you, some kind of zombie-phobe?
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Can you blame me for being a spider-phobe?
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So is he a commitment phobe?
Blog text (14) -
Armstrong, you are such a commitment-phobe.
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And yet, you'd be surprised how many of us commitment-phobes are out there.
Academic text (2010) -
That's why I am such a commitment-phobe.
Blog text (4) -
I'm a salmonella-phobe.
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As a cat-phobe, she avoided going to her friend's house because she was terrified of their pets.
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His fear of enclosed spaces made him a famous claustrophobe among his friends.
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Being a commitment-phobe, he often shied away from starting serious relationships.
Synonyms
144
5.2
A person who often says bad things about people or things they dislike
21
7.9
A person who hates or treats gay people unfairly
6
9.9
A person who dislikes most people and avoids them
3
9.4
A person who dislikes or fears people from other countries
3
7.4
A person who gets scared easily by not very dangerous things
1
8.6
A person who hates someone or something
1
7.0
A person who strongly dislikes others or thinks they are not important
1
7.7
A person who is afraid of small or closed spaces
A person who dislikes people or things from England
A person who often feels scared of things like heights or crowds
A person who does not like someone or something
A person who does not like romantic ideas about love
Antonyms
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Phobe comes from the Greek word phobos, which means 'fear' and is the same root as phobia. So a phobe is someone who has a strong fear or dislike of a particular thing.