aquaphobia en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Italic *akʷā Latin aquabor. Middle English aqua English aqua- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English aquaphobia From aqua- + -phobia.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.
The goal — what Dash considers to be the mastery of aquaphobia — is to float peacefully in deep water for at least five minutes, 10 feet from a wall or support.
2016 October 6, Malia Wollan, “How to Overcome Aquaphobia”, in The New York Times Magazine:
Antonyms
Relateds
aquaphobe · aquaphobic · hydrophobia · aquagenic pruritus · aquagenic urticaria
Synonyms
hydrophobia · water fear · waterfright
Translations (12)
ru водобоя́знь (fear of water — see also hydrophobia) · pl wodowstręt (fear of water — see also hydrophobia) · pl hydrofobia (fear of water — see also hydrophobia) · sv vattuskräck (fear of water — see also hydrophobia) · de Wasserangst (fear of water — see also hydrophobia) · hi जलांतक (fear of water — see also hydrophobia) · hi जलभीति (fear of water — see also hydrophobia) · ru гидрофо́бия (fear of water — see also hydrophobia) · fr aquaphobie (fear of water — see also hydrophobia) · pt aquafobia (fear of water — see also hydrophobia) · de Aquaphobie (fear of water — see also hydrophobia) · sw hofu ya maji (fear of water — see also hydrophobia)