aerophobia

[ air-uh-foh-bee-uh ]

/ ˌɛər əˈfoʊ bi ə /

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noun Psychiatry.

a fear of or pathological sensitivity to drafts of air, gases, or airborne matter.

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Origin of aerophobia

First recorded in 1765–75; aero- + -phobia

OTHER WORDS FROM aerophobia

aer·o·pho·bic

[air-uh-foh-bik, -fob-ik], /ˌɛər əˈfoʊ bɪk, -ˈfɒb ɪk/, adjective, noun

Words nearby aerophobia

aero-optics, aeropause, Aërope, aerophagia, aerophilately, aerophobia, aerophone, aerophore, aerophoto, aerophyte, aeroplane

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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-Radot
At 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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