Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An abnormal fear of air, especially drafts.
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- noun medicine A pathological aversion or sensitivity to
air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom ofrabies . - noun An aversion to fresh air,
drafts orbreezes . - noun travel Fear of
flying - noun rare Fear of
heights
Etymologies
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Examples
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Scott McCartney tells us about new techniques to ease aerophobia, the fear of flying.
Flying With the Greatest of Ease Scott McCartney 2011
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Not a problem -- except that Resetar has aerophobia, or a severe fear of flying.
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Not a problem -- except that Resetar has aerophobia, or a severe fear of flying.
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Not a problem -- except that Resetar has aerophobia, or a severe fear of flying.
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NEIL CURRY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): It's happened to us all at some point, sweating, palpitations, nausea and it goes by the name aerophobia.
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France, French Francophobia freedom eleutherophobia fresh air, draughts aerophobia
pangsuan Diary Entry pangsuan 2003
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Nothing is more likely to produce immediate and fatal aerophobia than the sickening sight from the air of a crash, yellow wings flattened out against the green ground a thousand feet below.
Opportunities in Aviation Gordon Lamont
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These experiences tend to bring about two conditions, aerophobia
Opportunities in Aviation Gordon Lamont
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The decision is reminscent of Dutch football legend Dennis Bergkamp, who famously missed several European fixtures for Arsenal due to his aerophobia.
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Fear of needles (trypanophobia) was second, with fear of clowns (coulrophobia) third and fear of flying (aerophobia) fourth.
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