Feminin

watervrees

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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

Konzepte

Wasserangst

Wasserfurcht

Wasserphobie

Synonyme

waterangst

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈʋaː.tərˌvreːs/
Etymologie (Englisch)

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

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