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Term: Phobic

Description:

Phobic is an adjective used to describe someone who has an extreme or irrational fear or dislike of a particular thing or situation. It can also refer to something that is related to or characterized by fear or aversion.

Sense 1:

As an adjective, phobic refers to an individual experiencing fear or aversion towards a specific thing or situation.

Example sentence: John is arachnophobic, which means he has an intense phobic fear of spiders.

Sense 2:

As a suffix, -phobic is added to words to indicate a fear, aversion, or hostility towards a particular thing or group.

Example sentence: Someone who is homophobic has a phobic aversion or prejudice against individuals who identify as LGBTQ+.

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