aerophobia

[ air-uh-foh-bee-uh ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

1. aviophobia ( ).
2. a fear of or pathological sensitivity to drafts of air, gases, or airborne matter.

aerophobia

/ ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪə /

noun

1. a pathological fear of draughts of air

Derived Forms

• ˌaeroˈphobic, adjective

Other Words From

• aer·o·pho·bic [air-, uh, -, foh, -bik, -, fob, -ik], adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of aerophobia¹

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

Example Sentences

He was at the same time attacked by aerophobia to a prodigious degree.

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At times his language on what he called aerophobia grew highly animated.

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