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aerofobia

Portuguese, noun/aˌɛ.ɾo.foˈbi.ɐ/

aerofobia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “aerophobia (fear of flying)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “medo irracional de estar ao ar livre ou exposto a correntes de ar”.

What does aerofobia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineaerophobia (fear of flying)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. medo irracional de estar ao ar livre ou exposto a correntes de ar

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce aerofobia?

  • Brazil /aˌɛ.ɾo.foˈbi.ɐ/
  • Portugal /ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.fuˈbi.ɐ/
  • Portugal [ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ.fuˈβi.ɐ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.