-phobia / -phobe
fear or dislike of
Greek · -phobia (-φοβία)
Greek phobos means "fear". -phobia names a fear or strong dislike: claustrophobia is fear of closed spaces, acrophobia of heights, xenophobia of foreigners. A person who has it can end in -phobe.
Memory trick
PHOBIA sounds like "FOE-bee-ah": the foe you fear.
Words from this root
- claustrophobia (claustro + phobia) — fear of closed spacesबंद जगह से डर
- hydrophobia (hydro + phobia) — fear of waterपानी से डर
- xenophobia (xeno + phobia) — fear of foreignersविदेशियों से डर
- acrophobia (acro + phobia) — fear of heightsऊँचाई से डर
- agoraphobia (agora + phobia) — fear of open or crowded placesखुली या भीड़ वाली जगह से डर
- arachnophobia (arachno + phobia) — fear of spidersमकड़ियों से डर
- technophobia (techno + phobia) — fear of technologyतकनीक से डर
- aerophobia (aero + phobia) — fear of flyingहवाई यात्रा से डर
- astraphobia (astra + phobia) — fear of thunder and lightningबिजली कड़कने से डर
- ailurophobia (ailuro + phobia) — fear of catsबिल्लियों से डर
- agoraphobe (agora + phobe) — one who fears open placesखुली जगह से डरने वाला