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waterfrights

waterfrights is the plural of waterfright.

Meaning of waterfright

Noun

waterfright (countable and uncountable, plural waterfrights)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) A fear of water; aquaphobia.
    • Possibly the foundation was subconscious memories of two water-frights, one on the ocean at six, one on a pond at thirteen ; but these were in themselves unimportant; and I have found, in my subconscious, few ideational or emotional associations.1927, William Ellery Leonard, The Locomotive-God, page 279

Questions about waterfrights

What is waterfrights the plural of?
Waterfrights is the plural of waterfright.

Words near waterfrights in the dictionary

  1. waterfowlers
  2. waterfowling
  3. waterfowls
  4. waterfree
  5. waterfright
  6. waterfrights
  7. waterfrog
  8. waterfrogs
  9. waterfront
  10. waterfrontage
  11. waterfrontages

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