aquaphobia
[ ak-wuh-foh-bee-uh, ah-kwuh‐ ]
nounPsychiatry.
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
1Other words from aquaphobia
- aq·ua·pho·bic, adjective, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for aquaphobia
aquaphobia
/ (ˌækwəˈfəʊbɪə) /
noun
an abnormal fear of water, esp because of the possibility of drowning: Compare hydrophobia (def. 2)
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