aquaphobia
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]aquaphobia (uncountable)
- A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.
- 2016 June 10, Malia Wollan, “How to Overcome Aquaphobia”, in The New York Times Magazine[1]:
- 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.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]fear of water
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See also
[edit]- hydrophobia (“rabies”)
- aquagenic urticaria (“water allergy”)
- aquagenic pruritus (“water allergy”)