phobic
/ˈfəʊbɪk/adjective
उच्चारण फ़ोबिक
भयग्रस्त, (किसी चीज़ से) अत्यधिक डरने वाला
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~ (about sth)
having a strong and unreasonable fear of something
भयग्रस्त, (किसी चीज़ से) अत्यधिक डरने वाला
- She is phobic about spiders.
- Many people are phobic about heights and avoid glass bridges.
- He is phobic about flying and always travels by train.
+ 2 more examples
- Some children are phobic about dogs.
- She became phobic about water after the accident.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
pho·bic
§Grammar and usage
-phobic is used to form adjectives ('claustrophobic', 'xenophobic', 'technophobic').
-phobic से adjectives बनते हैं ('claustrophobic', 'xenophobic', 'technophobic')।
The noun phobia means an extreme and unreasonable fear.
Noun phobia का अर्थ अत्यधिक और अतार्किक डर है।
Keep the opposites: -phobia (fear: hydrophobia) and -philia or -phile (love: bibliophile, Anglophile).
विपरीत याद रखिए: -phobia (डर: hydrophobia) और -philia या -phile (प्रेम: bibliophile, Anglophile)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Phobic about sth.
Collocation 'phobic about sth' का मतलब है किसी चीज़ से बहुत ज़्यादा डरना, जैसे She is phobic about spiders।