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    -phobia
    -phobia /fəʊbiə $ foʊ-/ suffix [in nouns]
     Language: Late Latin
     Origin: ⇨ phobia
    1. technical a strong unreasonable dislike or fear of something, which may be part of a mental illness:
        claustrophobia (=fear of being in a small enclosed space)
        aquaphobia (=fear of water)
    2. a dislike or hatred of something:
        Anglophobia (=a dislike of English or British things)