Aquaphobia vs. Hydrophobia

Aquaphobia vs. Hydrophobia — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Aquaphobia and Hydrophobia

Aquaphobianoun

A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.

Hydrophobianoun

(pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.

Aquaphobianoun

a morbid fear of drowning

Hydrophobianoun

A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia.

Hydrophobianoun

a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids

Hydrophobianoun

a morbid fear of water

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Hydrophobianoun

an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain