Meaning & use
Phobic
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Having an extreme, persistent, and irrational fear of a specific thing or situation.
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He's mildly phobic about spiders and won't go near them.
The therapist specializes in treating clients who are phobic of flying.
A note on using this word
"Phobic" also functions as a noun referring to a person who has a phobia, and appears widely as a suffix in words like "claustrophobic" and "arachnophobic."
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2. noun
A person who has an intense, irrational fear of something specified.
As a lifelong phobic of heights, she avoided the observation deck.
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