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hydrophobia

noun hy·dro·pho·bia \ˌhī-drə-ˈfō-bē-ə\

Definition of HYDROPHOBIA

1

: rabies

2

: a morbid dread of water

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Origin of HYDROPHOBIA

Late Latin, from Greek, from hydr- + -phobia -phobia

First Known Use: 1547

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fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with HYDROPHOBIA

acrophobia, aerophobia, agoraphobia, Anglophobia, claustrophobia, homophobia, negrophobia, photophobia, technophobia, xenophobia

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hydrophobia

noun hy·dro·pho·bia \ˌhī-drə-ˈfō-bē-ə\

Medical Definition of HYDROPHOBIA

1

: a morbid dread of water

2

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Britannica English: Translation of "hydrophobia" for Arabic speakers

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