(~s)
1.
A ~ feeling or reaction results from or is related to a strong, irrational fear or hatred of something.
Many children acquire a ~ horror of dogs.
ADJ
2.
Someone who is ~ has a strong, irrational fear or hatred of something.
In Victorian times people were ~ about getting on trains. They weren’t used to it.
ADJ
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Phobic is also a noun.
Social ~s quake at the thought of meeting strangers.
N-COUNT