hydrophobia

== English == === Alternative forms === hydrophoby (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle English idroforbia (“hydrophobia”), from Latin hydrophobia, from Ancient Greek ὑδροφοβία (hudrophobía), from ὑδρο- (hudro-), combining form of ῠ̔́δωρ (hŭ́dōr, “water”), + φοβία (phobía, “phobia”). The word is analysable as hydro- +‎ -phobia. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.dɹəˈfoʊ.bɪ.ə/ Rhymes: -əʊbiə Hyphenation: hy‧dro‧phob‧ia === Noun === hydrophobia (countable and uncountable, plural hydrophobias) (pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself. Synonym: waterfright (psychology, colloquial) A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia. Synonyms: aquaphobia, waterfright (chemistry) A lack of affinity for water; the quality of being hydrophobic Synonym: water fear Antonyms: hydrophilia, hygroscopy ==== Usage notes ==== A morbid fear of water is technically called aquaphobia, so as not to be confused with rabies. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === aquagenic urticaria (“water allergy”) aquagenic pruritus (“water allergy”) aquaphilia === References === === Further reading === hydrophobia (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὑδροφοβία (hudrophobía). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hy.drɔˈpʰɔ.bi.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.droˈfɔː.bi.a] === Noun === hydrophobia f (genitive hydrophobiae); first declension hydrophobia ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== hydrophobicus hydrophobus === References === “hydrophobia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “hydrophobia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.