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aquaphobia
[ ak-wuh-foh-bee-uh, ah-kwuh‑ ]
noun
, Psychiatry.
- an irrational or disproportionate fear of water, especially anxiety in deep water or when submerging one's face in water: Compare hydrophobia ( def 1 ).
He'd almost drowned as a child and never got over his subsequent aquaphobia.
aquaphobia
/ ˌækwəˈfəʊbɪə /
noun
- See hydrophobiaan abnormal fear of water, esp because of the possibility of drowning Compare hydrophobia
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- aq·ua·pho·bic adjective noun
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Origin of aquaphobia1
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