Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, arising from, or having a phobia.
- noun One who has a phobia.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to a phobia; of the nature of morbid fear.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to a
phobia . - adjective this sense?) Used to describe a political or cultural view opposed to the norm..... as defined by the observer.
- noun A phobic person.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective suffering from irrational fears
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Examples
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April 5th, 2005 at 1:24 pm you do know that the term phobic covers any irrational negative reaction to a subject, right?
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He added, The old notion that people are carb-phobic is almost history.
The Tasty Return of Garlic Bread Marshall Heyman 2010
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Not only that, but to say she's slightly medically phobic is to make light of her discomfort somewhat.
Archive 2007-01-01 kittenpie 2007
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Not only that, but to say she's slightly medically phobic is to make light of her discomfort somewhat.
Alberta, Alberta, Where You Been So Long? kittenpie 2007
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"Personally, I’m a little 'tie-in phobic'," Bendis says.
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They experienced what psychiatrists called phobic states, where disabling anxiety showed itself only when they were exposed to a particular situation, whether it be foul weather or a fighter attack.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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They experienced what psychiatrists called phobic states, where disabling anxiety showed itself only when they were exposed to a particular situation, whether it be foul weather or a fighter attack.
Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
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John Yuan: 'Cause we're kind of phobic about being eaten alive?
Wired Top Stories 2009
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Don't be calling us "phobic" unless you want us to start whining that we have been "offended."
Hitchens on the UN Defamation motion... GayandRight 2009
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I don't like telephones, and in fact, I'm kind of phobic about phone calls.
Archive 2009-06-01 J. Steven York 2009
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