Meaning of water fear | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A lack of affinity for water; hydrophobia.
   countable, uncountable
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, fear.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Both men and animals afflicted with rabies dread the appearance of water or any other liquid; hence the term, hydrophobia, or water-fear.”

“Those colloids which absorb considerable water are hydrophyllic colloids, that is, water-fond colloids; while those which absorb but little or none are hydrophobic colloids, that is, water-fear colloids.”

“This symptom which gave rise⟳ to the term hydrophobia or water-fear is the foundation of the cold water "cure."”

“One type⟳ of water fear harbored by many youngsters is directly traceable to an unfortunate childhood experience⟳.”

“[…] flick of hair a silly song waving out of the waterfear.”

“This latter possibility seems particularly plausible from the perspective of the nonassociative model⟳ of water fear described previously.”

“The Lewis (1974) study⟳ of water fears also tested another variant of the modeling approach⟳, participant modeling, in which the model⟳ carries out the feared activity with the fearful person.”

“We are not aware of any careful cross-cultural or developmental work⟳ showing that water fear is innate, however.”

“Although the modeling-plus-participation treatment was the most effective in the reduction of water fears, both modeling alone and participation alone were more effective than a no-treatment control⟳ condition.”

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