aerophobia
[ air-uh-foh-bee-uh ]
nounPsychiatry.
a fear of or pathological sensitivity to drafts of air, gases, or airborne matter.
Origin of aerophobia
1Other words from aerophobia
- aer·o·pho·bic [air-uh-foh-bik, -fob-ik], /ˌɛər əˈfoʊ bɪk, -ˈfɒb ɪk/, adjective, noun
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How to use aerophobia in a sentence
He was at the same time attacked by aerophobia to a prodigious degree.
Louis Pasteur | Ren Vallery-RadotAt times his language on what he called aerophobia grew highly animated.
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) | Wiliam Cabell Bruce
British Dictionary definitions for aerophobia
aerophobia
/ (ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪə) /
noun
a pathological fear of draughts of air
Derived forms of aerophobia
- aerophobic, adjective
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