Meanings
plural phobes
- A person who experiences a phobia (“fear or dislike”).
If you are not a phobe, it is almost impossible not to stroke a cat that comes within range.
1972, Paul Gallico, Honorable Cat, page 102 more examples
What would she have felt about such philes of themselves and phobes of the rest, all those lovers of Jesus and haters of the Jews?
1995, John B. Sanford, A Book of American Women, page 140"You're telling me you're gay?" I put my hand on his leg. When he glances at it, I jerk it away. "Oh. Sorry," I blurt out. "That was totally innocent. I'm not, you know, like that." Kollin rolls his eyes. "Don't be such a phobe, Michaels."
2015, Lynn Lindquist, Secret of the Sevens, →ISBN
Origin
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