aquaphobia
English
Etymology
Noun
aquaphobia (uncountable)
- A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.
- Synonyms: hydrophobia (colloquial), water fear, waterfright (rare, nonstandard)
- 2016 June 10, Malia Wollan, “How to Overcome Aquaphobia”, in The New York Times Magazine[1]:
- The goal — what Dash considers to be the mastery of aquaphobia — is to float peacefully in deep water for at least five minutes, 10 feet from a wall or support.
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Translations
fear of water — see also hydrophobia
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See also
- aquagenic pruritus (“water allergy”)
- aquagenic urticaria (“water allergy”)
- hydrophobia (“rabies”)