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aerophobia

Syllables: ae·ro·pho·bi·a/ˌɛə.ɹoʊˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

aerophobia noun: a pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.

Noun

aerophobia (uncountable)

  1. A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
    • The patient was diagnosed after displaying both aerophobia and acute hydrophobia.
    • Furious rabies, the more common presentation, involves the brainstem, the limbic system, the hypothalamus, and the autonomic center. It is characterized by hydrophobia, aerophobia, and episodic generalized arousal interrupted by periods of lucidity.2011 September 22, Daniel D. Truong, Robert P. Lisak, Roongroj Bhidayasiri, William Carroll, International Neurology, →ISBN, page 321
  2. An aversion to fresh air, drafts or breezes.
    • I can't understand your aerophobia on days this warm.
  3. Fear of flying
    • Many first-time flyers suffer from aerophobia, though some hide it better than others.

aerophobia meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

aerophobia in Tamil

காற்றச்சம்

aerophobia in Urdu

ہوا کا خوف, ہوا کا ڈر, ہوا ترسی

aerophobia in Kannada

ಗಾಳಿಯಂಜಿಕೆ, ಹಾರುವಂಜಿಕೆ, ಹಾರಾಟದಂಜಿಕೆ

Origin of aerophobia

From aero- + -phobia.

Words that rhyme with aerophobia

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Questions about aerophobia

What does aerophobia mean?
Aerophobia means a pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
What is aerophobia in Tamil?
Aerophobia in Tamil is காற்றச்சம். See Aerophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aerophobia?
Aerophobia is a noun.
How do you pronounce aerophobia?
Aerophobia is pronounced /ˌɛə.ɹoʊˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ (US).

Words near aerophobia in the dictionary

  1. aerophiles
  2. aerophilic
  3. aerophilous
  4. aerophobe
  5. aerophobes
  6. aerophobia
  7. aerophobic
  8. aerophone
  9. aerophones
  10. aerophonic
  11. aerophore

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: aerophobia (page history and authors); aerophobia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aerophobia (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aerophobia (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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