aerophobic

9.1

Feeling afraid of flying in planes or of being high in the air

adjective
/ˌɛəroʊˈfoʊbɪk/

: aerofóbico

Many aerophobic individuals choose to travel by train or car instead of flying.

Examples

Before Jim settled down himself, something impelled him to look back across the wide-bodied plane to the aerophobic woman whom they had left behind in row twenty-three.

Fiction book (1991)
Because of the specificity of his fear, he did not sound like a typical aerophobic passenger, and all of the flight attendants were staring at him with, if not respect, at least a wary thoughtfulness.

Fiction book (1991)
The aerophobic traveler felt anxious as the plane took off into the sky.
Her aerophobic nature made it challenging for her to join friends on overseas vacations.

Antonyms

aerophile

9.9

A person who likes airplanes and flying

How Afraid

terrified

263 2.1

aerophobic

9.1

anxious

201 2.7

nervous

∞ 1.3

uneasy

98 3.2

calm

735 1.0

Surface Forms

aerophobic positive

Morphology

aerophobic = aerophobia (semi-transparent) = aero + phob + ic

Formed from the noun 'aerophobia' with the adjectival suffix '-ic'; the morphological process is regular but relies on Greek combining forms that may be unfamiliar to some learners.

Etymology

Aerophobic comes from the parts aero- meaning 'air' and -phobic meaning 'fear', as in aeroplane for 'air'. So, an aerophobic person is afraid of flying or being in the air.