Phobe
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Phobe is a noun meaning A person who experiences a phobia (“fear or dislike”).
Meaning
A person who experiences a phobia (“fear or dislike”).
Example Sentences
If you are not a phobe, it is almost impossible not to stroke a cat that comes within range.
What would she have felt about such philes of themselves and phobes of the rest, all those lovers of Jesus and haters of the Jews?
"You're telling me you're gay?" I put my hand on his leg. When he glances at it, I jerk it away. "Oh. Sorry," I blurt out. "That was totally innocent. I'm not, you know, like that." Kollin rolls his eyes. "Don't be such a phobe, Michaels."
Word Forms
- phobes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include phobic, phobist, phobiac, panphobe, phobophobia, phobian.
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