Meaning of aerophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
   uncountable
2. Dated spelling of aerophobia.
   uncountable
3. An aversion to fresh air, drafts or breezes.
   uncountable
4. Fear of flying
   uncountable
5. Fear of heights
   broadly, possibly, rare, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“I can't understand your aerophobia on days this warm.”

“Many first-time flyers suffer from aerophobia, though some hide it better than others.”

“Standing on the edge of the cliff made me realise just how much aerophobia affected me.”

“This description, of course, fits most American cities, but in Chicago the fear of air — what might be called aërophobia — was especially acute.”

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