Meaning of ancraophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

The fear of wind.

rare, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“If you suffer⟳ from agoraphobia (fear of wide open⟳ spaces), you might not want⟳ to move⟳ to North Dakota. Or ancraophobia (fear of wind), or psychrophobia (fear of cold) . . . not to mention⟳ treelessnessophobia, velveetaphobia, coupedupophobia.”

“After prodromal phase, patients show⟳ excitement; extreme fears including hydrophobia, photophobia, and ancraophobia; pharyngeal muscle spasm; and dyspnea. Hydrophobia and ancraophobia are typical symptoms but may be absent in some cases.”

“She avoided discussions of her bizarre fear of the wind as much as possible. When it came up in conversation, her sister, Ellinore (who was only fifteen months younger than Gwendolyn), suggested she seek⟳ out a therapist who specialized in ancraophobia. […] "I don't know⟳. The wind seems to mock me by always getting worse when I'm upset⟳. I have⟳ ancraophobia."”

“Monday, the Queen learned she had ancraophobia, which is a fear of the wind. Tuesday, Wanda taught the Queen to use⟳ the force⟳ of the wind to propel them through the water. Wednesday, the Queen learned that by using the force⟳ of the wind, she could help⟳ conquer her fears.”

“I may no longer suffer⟳ from astraphobia, but I do suffer⟳ from mild ancraophobia (fear of the wind). Wind can be a power destructive force⟳, but can also be mildly disruptive: if you live⟳ in the country in particular you may worry⟳ about telephone and electricity lines coming down.”

“If truth be told, when I used to live⟳ in Singapore and was still very young, I had what I later realized was called tachophobia (fear of speed⟳) and ancraophobia (fear of the wind). Just the sound⟳ of the gushing wind would shake⟳ me to the core, and I wouldn’t take⟳ a step outside my house without feeling dreadfully frightened.”

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