water fear

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water fear

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From water + fear.

noun water fears · water-fear

countable, uncountable A lack of affinity for water; hydrophobia. Both men and animals afflicted with rabies dread the appearance of water or any other liquid; hence the term, hydrophobia, or water-fear.
countable, uncountable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, fear. One type of water fear harbored by many youngsters is directly traceable to an unfortunate childhood experience.

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@misc{water_fear_2026,
  title = {water fear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/water%20fear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}