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• pho|bic — «FOH bihk», adjective. 1. having or characterized by a morbid or insane fear. 2. of or having to do with a morbid or insane fear …   Useful english dictionary

• pho|to|pho|bic — «FOH toh FOH bihk», adjective. showing photophobia; shrinking from light; photonegative: »The mole is photophobic (James Neylon) …   Useful english dictionary

• claus|tro|pho|bic — «KLS truh FOH bihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with claustrophobia. –n. a person who has claustrophobia. –claus´|tro|pho´bi|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• cy´ber|pho´bic — cy|ber|pho|bi|a «SY buhr FOH bee uh», noun. an excessive fear of computers: »Our surveys indicate a strong relationship between creativity and cyberphobia: people scoring on the very top and very bottom of a creativity scale seem most anxious… …   Useful english dictionary

• xen|o|pho|bic — «ZEHN uh FOH bihk», adjective. of or having to do with xenophobia: »A xenophobic view is taken in the Yemen of all foreigners (Sunday Times). –xen´o|pho´bi|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• ag|o|ra|pho|bic — «AG uhr uh FOH bihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with agoraphobia: »... a windowless interior, haunting in its agoraphobic stillness (London Times). –n. = agoraphobe. (Cf. ↑agoraphobe) …   Useful english dictionary

• An|glo|pho|bic — «ANG gluh FOH bihk», adjective. of or having to do with Anglophobia …   Useful english dictionary

• ho|mo|pho|bic — ho|mo|pho|bic, «HOH muh FOH bihk», adjective. showing fear, dislike or bias against homosexuality: »In a homophobic society, priests performing same sex marriages are censured …   Useful english dictionary

• hy|dro|pho|bic — «HY druh FOH bihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with hydrophobia. 2. suffering from hydrophobia. 3. of or having to do with a substance that has little or no ability to combine with or dissolve in water, such as wax …   Useful english dictionary

• ly|o|pho|bic — «LY uh FOH bihk, FOB ihk», adjective. Chemistry. characterized by a lack of attraction between the colloid and the dispersion medium of a colloidal system. ╂[< Greek lyyén to loosen] …   Useful english dictionary