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Philia vs Phobic - What's the difference?

philia | phobic |

As nouns the difference between philia and phobic

is that philia is friendship (translating greek'' ) while phobic is a phobic person.

As an adjective phobic is

relating to a phobia.

philia

English

Noun

(wikipedia philia)
  • friendship (translating Greek'' )
  • liking
  • (countable) a psychological disorder characterized by an irrational favorable disposition towards something

    • Antonyms

    * (in psychology ): phobia

    References

    * OED 2006

    phobic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to a phobia.
  • (rfc-sense) Used to describe a political or cultural view opposed to the norm..... as defined by the observer.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A phobic person.