-phobe

1. a combining form used to form personal nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -phobia:

   Anglophobe.

-phobe

combining form

1. indicating a person or thing that fears or hates

   xenophobe

   Germanophobe

Derived Forms

• -phobic, combining_form:in_adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of -phobe¹

From Greek -phobos, adjectival derivative of phóbos “panic fear”

Word History and Origins

Origin of -phobe¹

from Greek -phobos fearing

Example Sentences

“I pledge to be a white supremacist, racist, antisemite, homophobe, a xenophobe, an Islamophobe and any other sort of phobe that benefits my people, so help me God,” he read with apparent enthusiasm.

From New York Times

“I pledge to be a white supremacist, racist, antisemite, homophobe, a xenophobe, an Islamophobe and any other sort of phobe that benefits my people, so help me God,” Mr. Hill read, avowing, “I still hold those views.”

From New York Times

One defendant reportedly said in court that he was “a white supremacist, a racist, an antisemite, a homophobe, a xenophobe, an Islamophobe, and any other sort of ‘phobe’ that benefits my people, so help me God.”

From Washington Post

When Michael Hill, another defendant, was questioned by attorneys on Friday about his beliefs and planning ahead of the rally, he proudly repeated a pledge in which he called himself “a white supremacist, a racist, an anti-Semite, a homophobe, a xenophobe, an Islamophobe, and any other sort of ‘phobe’ that benefits my people, so help me God!'”

From Seattle Times

Not touched on here is a fallacy of logic that skews, and may too often doom, arguments especially from the left: The mere fact that if something were true, it would be bad, unfair, unfortunate, or even 'ist' or 'phobe', does not make it untrue.

From New York Times