watervrees

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine, literally, no-diminutive, uncountable) hydrophobia, aquaphobia, fear of water
2. (feminine, no-diminutive, obsolete, uncountable) rabies

Sinonieme

hydrofobie

waterangst

Vertalings

hydrophobie

hidrofobia

Wasserfurcht

Wasserscheu

Wasserphobie

υδροφοβία

hydrophobia

Hydrophobie

rabies

hidrofobia

lyssa

Wasserangst

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈʋaː.tərˌvreːs/

Etimologie (Engels)

From water (“water”) + vrees (“fear”). The sense “rabies” came from the sore throat caused by the disease, which led rabids to avoid drinking.