Definitions
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- adjective Having
aquaphobia . - adjective Relating to
aquaphobia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective abnormally afraid of water
Etymologies
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Examples
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Watch out for the first aquaphobic fire-fighter coming your way, “Just because I have rabies and suffer a suicidal fear of water doesn ` t mean I ` m not allowed to shin up a fifty foot ladder and spray it around”.
Names Will Never Hurt You « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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“Watch out for the first aquaphobic fire-fighter coming your way”
Names Will Never Hurt You « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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I may be wrong, but the big problem was Clarice was aquaphobic.
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And when an actor plays opposite a great white shark and ultimately comes off as the tougher contender, as Mr. Scheider did as the small-town aquaphobic sheriff in "Jaws," it can cement a reputation and limit the roles sent an actor's way.
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Ruby was aquaphobic and had flunked out of swim school three summers in a row.
RUBY LU, EMPRESS of EVERYTHING Anne Wilsdorf 2003
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Emma, who was also aquaphobic, had managed to avoid swim lessons altogether.
RUBY LU, EMPRESS of EVERYTHING Anne Wilsdorf 2003
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Ruby was aquaphobic and had flunked out of swim school three summers in a row.
RUBY LU, EMPRESS of EVERYTHING Anne Wilsdorf 2003
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Emma, who was also aquaphobic, had managed to avoid swim lessons altogether.
RUBY LU, EMPRESS of EVERYTHING Anne Wilsdorf 2003
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The problem is, I am extremely aquaphobic: a great fear of deep water.
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The problem is, I am extremely aquaphobic: a great fear of deep water.
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