See Also: Hydrophobia(medicine)
hydrophobia(dictionary)
hydrophobia(dictionary)

hydrophobia (iou)



hydrophobia noun. LME.
[Late Latin hydrophobia from Greek hudrophobia, from hudrophobos: see HYDROPHOBE, -IA1.]
A strong aversion to or fear of water arising from the spasms that a rabid person suffers when attempting to drink; rabies itself. LME.
gen. A fear or dislike of water; fig. madness. M18.
hydrophobial adjective (now rare or obsolete) M17.
hy'drophobous adjective (now rare or obsolete) L17.