aquaphobic
Definition
- Adjective:
- Abnormally afraid of water: Having an irrational, intense, and persistent fear of water. This is a specific phobia, often related to a fear of drowning or negative past experiences with water.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The aquaphobic child screamed at the sight of the bathtub.
- Because she is aquaphobic, she avoids all boats and swimming pools.
- His aquaphobic tendencies made learning to swim impossible.
Advanced Usage
- Clinical Context: The term is often used in psychological or medical contexts to describe a diagnosable anxiety disorder.
- The therapist specialized in treating aquaphobic patients through gradual exposure.
- Descriptive Use: Can be used more generally to describe an extreme, non-clinical aversion.
- After the shipwreck, he became temporarily aquaphobic.
Variants and Related Words
- Aquaphobia (n): The noun form denoting the phobia itself.
- She was diagnosed with aquaphobia.
- Hydrophobic (adj): In common usage, this can be a near-synonym for "aquaphobic." In scientific contexts, "hydrophobic" describes physical repulsion from water (e.g., a hydrophobic coating).
- The fabric is hydrophobic and repels water. (Scientific property)
- He's so hydrophobic he won't even walk in the rain. (Colloquial fear)
Synonyms
- Water-fearing: Having a fear of water.
- Hydrophobic (in its colloquial sense): Afraid of water.
Antonyms
- Aquaphilic: Having a love of or attraction to water.
- Hydrophilic: In scientific contexts, having an affinity for water.
Adjective
- abnormally afraid of water
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