-fobi

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Danish

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-fobi

  1. (psychology) denotes a pathological fear
    araknofobi, agorafobi
  2. denotes an antipathy, especially an irrational one, towards a group
    islamofobi, homofobi

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Prefers Greco-Roman roots (although exceptions exist, like islamofobi).

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