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aerophobic

aerophobic adjective: having a fear of flying in aircraft.

Adjective

aerophobic (comparative more aerophobic, superlative most aerophobic)

  1. Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
    • Many people who think they have a fear of flying in an airplane are not aerophobic but claustrophobic.1978, New Woman, volume 8, page 92
    • Aerophobic people have abandoned blessings for fear of flying. Talented singers have shied away from pursuing their destiny because they are afraid of failure, large audiences, criticism, or success. Fear forces people to accept mediocrity[…]2005, Peter Adebi, The Star Principle, page 55
  2. Disliking or avoiding air.
    • [The bacterial cells] also showed aerophilic and aerophobic responses to changes in available oxygen.1997, R. B. Scorzelli, Memorabilia, page 16
    • The opening and shutting of windows was one of the main subjects of dispute between her and her husband. She herself was aerophilic in her sleeping habits; her husband was aerophobic[…]2011, Claudia Lapping, Psychoanalytic Theory and Sociological Method, page 59

Forms of aerophobic

comparativemore aerophobic
superlativemost aerophobic

Origin of aerophobic

From aero- + -phobic.

Questions about aerophobic

What does aerophobic mean?
Aerophobic means having a fear of flying in aircraft.
What part of speech is aerophobic?
Aerophobic is an adjective.

Words near aerophobic in the dictionary

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

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