aquaphobic
9.8
Feeling very afraid of water, for example pools or the sea
- adjective
- /ˌækwəˈfoʊbɪk/
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aquafóbico
- She avoided all water activities on vacation because she was aquaphobic.
Examples
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"How did you wind up in space if you're aquaphobic?
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His aquaphobic reaction was evident when he refused to go near the swimming pool.
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Many people who are aquaphobic experience anxiety at the thought of being in deep water.
Synonyms
9.0
Being very afraid of water and avoiding it
is identical in meaning but uses a different word form
How Afraid
Surface Forms
aquaphobic positive
Morphology
aquaphobic = aquaphobia (semi-transparent) = aqua + phobia + ic
Forming an adjective from the noun 'aquaphobia' by adding '-ic' is a regular and transparent derivational process.
Etymology
The word aquaphobic joins aqua, which means 'water' and appears in aquarium, with phobic, which means 'afraid' and comes from the same root as phobia. So, an aquaphobic person is 'afraid of water'.