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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

-phobia

/(fō"bē̇*ȧ)/ · -pho·bi·a · IPA /-ˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
01 suffix A combining form used as a suffix to designate specific phobias, such as agoraphobia (fear of public places), acrophobia (fear of heights).…
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    A combining form used as a suffix to designate specific phobias, such as agoraphobia (fear of public places), acrophobia (fear of heights). The first part of the combining form is usually derived from Greek.