hydrophobia

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.
2. (colloquial, countable, uncountable) A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia.
3. (countable, uncountable) A lack of affinity for water; the quality of being hydrophobic

Teenoorgestelde van

hydrophilia, hygroscopy

Sinonieme

rabies

madness

lyssa

rage

😡

ragging

rabidness

furiousness

distemper

Vertalings

hidrofobia

hidrofobia

hydrophobie

Tollwut

idrofobia

Wasserscheu

rage

😡

hondsdolheid

waterschuwheid

raiva

💢

rabbia

💢

hidrofòbia

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: idroforbia

In summary

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.