aquaphobia

[ ak-wuh-foh-bee-uh, ah-kwuh‐ ]

nounPsychiatry.
  1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of water, especially anxiety in deep water or when submerging one's face in water: He'd almost drowned as a child and never got over his subsequent aquaphobia.: Compare hydrophobia (def. 1).

Origin of aquaphobia

1
First recorded in 1875–80; aqua- + -phobia

Other words from aquaphobia

  • aq·ua·pho·bic, adjective, noun

Words Nearby aquaphobia

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British Dictionary definitions for aquaphobia

aquaphobia

/ (ˌækwəˈfəʊbɪə) /


noun
  1. an abnormal fear of water, esp because of the possibility of drowning: Compare hydrophobia (def. 2)

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