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語源

From aqua- +‎ -phobia.

名詞

aquaphobia (uncountable)

1. A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.

   Synonyms: hydrophobia (colloquial), water fear, waterfright (rare, nonstandard)

   • 2016 June 10, Malia Wollan, “How to Overcome Aquaphobia”, in The New York Times Magazine‎:

     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.

反意語

• aquaphilia

関連する語

• aquaphobe
• aquaphobic

参考

• aquagenic pruritus (“water allergy”)
• aquagenic urticaria (“water allergy”)
• hydrophobia (“rabies”)