hydrophobia
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hydrophobia
- /ˌhaɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ UK
- /ˌhaɪ.dɹəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ US
- /ˌhɑe.dɹəˈfəʉ.bi.ə/ Australia
Rhymes with -əʊbiə
Where it comes from
From Middle English idroforbia (“hydrophobia”), from Latin hydrophobia, from Ancient Greek ὑδροφοβία (hudrophobía), from ὑδρο- (hudro-), combining form of ῠ̔́δωρ (hŭ́dōr, “water”), + φοβία (phobía, “phobia”). The word is analysable as hydro- + -phobia.
noun hydrophobias · hydrophoby
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An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.
[…] Cato, who ſcorned both death and fortune, could not abide the ſight of a looking glaſſe or of water; overcome with horrour, and quelled with amazement, if by the contagion of a mad dog he had falne into that ſickneſſe which Phiſitians call Hydroforbia, or feare of waters.
Similar: waterfright
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A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia.
[page 39] HydroPhobias begin on land long before casting off. But once at sea, fear is quickly lost in the joys and pleasures of the passage. […] [page 40] There are three HydroPhobias. The Big Three. Two of the Big Three are fears that prevent landlubbers from becoming sailors. The third is primal
Similar: aquaphobia, waterfright
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A lack of affinity for water; the quality of being hydrophobic
Similar: water fear · Opposite: hydrophilia, hygroscopy
Translations
Every language
noun rabies — see also rabies
| 한국어 | 공수병 gongsubyeong |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 狂犬病 Kyōkenbyō |
| 中文 | 恐水病 kǒngshuǐbìng, 狂犬病 kuángquǎnbìng |
| हिन्दी | जलांतक jalāntak, जलत्रास jaltrās |
| Português | hidrofobia, raiva |
| Deutsch | Tollwut |
| Italiano | idrofobia |
| Ελληνικά | υδροφοβία ydrofovía |
| Русский | бе́шенство béšenstvo, водобоя́знь vodobojáznʹ, гидрофо́бия gidrofóbija |
| العربية | كَلَب kalab |
noun fear of water — see also aquaphobia
| Español | hidrofobia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 水恐怖症 Mizukyōfushō |
| हिन्दी | जलत्रास jaltrās |
| Kiswahili | hofu ya maji |
| Português | hidrofobia |
| Français | peur de l'eau |
| Deutsch | Wasserscheu |
| Italiano | idrofobia |
Talk about this word "hydrophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hydrophobia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hydrophobia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hydrophobia "hydrophobia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hydrophobia.Cite this
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