# hydrophobia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/

## Definitions
1. An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.
2. A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia.
3. A lack of affinity for water; the quality of being hydrophobic

## Etymology
From Middle English idroforbia (“hydrophobia”), from Latin hydrophobia, from Ancient Greek ὑδροφοβία (hudrophobía), from ὑδρο- (hudro-), combining form of ῠ̔́δωρ (hŭ́dōr, “water”), + φοβία (phobía, “phobia”). The word is analysable as hydro- + -phobia.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hydrophobia