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Definition of hydrophobia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hydrophobia

noun
 
/ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbiə/
 
/ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbiə/
[uncountable]
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  1. extreme fear of water, which happens with rabies infection in humans
    Word Originlate Middle English: via late Latin from Greek hudrophobia, from hudro- ‘water’ + phobos ‘fear’.
See hydrophobia in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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