hydrophobia
noun/ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbiə/
/ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbiə/
[uncountable]- extreme fear of water, which happens with rabies infection in humansWord Originlate Middle English: via late Latin from Greek hudrophobia, from hudro- ‘water’ + phobos ‘fear’.
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