-PHOBE Meaning of -PHOBE in English ■ combining form denoting a person having a fear or dislike of a specified thing: homophobe. Originfrom Fr., via L. -phobus from Gk -phobos 'fearing', from phobos 'fear'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004