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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread ~phile and ~phobe #2719 05/20/2000 10:24 PM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 112 Auckland, New Zealand David108 member David108 member Joined: May 2000 Posts: 112 Auckland, New Zealand If ~phile connotes a lover of something, and ~phobe connotes one who has a fear of something, what connotes someone who hates/detests something? I have tried the various dictionaries and Thesauruses (Thesauri?) with no luck. Anticipating a barrage of derision, David108 asks: Example - my friend is a Rugby fan (Rugbyphile?) and I can't abide the game. What am I? <grin> Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted ~phile and ~phobe David108 05/20/2000 10:24 PM Re: ~phile and ~phobe tsuwm 05/21/2000 1:47 AM Re: ~phile and ~phobe and ~miso emanuela 05/21/2000 7:43 AM Re: ~phile and ~phobe and ~miso tsuwm 05/21/2000 2:17 PM Re: ~phile and ~phobe and ~miso Jackie 05/21/2000 5:15 PM Re: ~phile and ~phobe and ~miso tsuwm 05/21/2000 5:28 PM Re: ~phile and ~phobe and ~miso David108 05/21/2000 6:14 PM Re: ~phile and ~phobe and ~miso Rubrick 05/22/2000 10:20 PM Re: ~phile and ~phobe Bingley 05/21/2000 1:53 PM Re: ~phile and ~phobe Rubrick 05/22/2000 10:19 PM Re: ~phile and ~phobe Rob 05/23/2000 3:27 AM Re: ~phile and ~phobe Rubrick 05/23/2000 8:13 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,262 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 8 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 LukeJavan8 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,122 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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