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hydrophobia

noun

🔊/ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbiə/

🔊/ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbiə/

[uncountable]

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extreme fear of water, which happens with rabies infection in humans（狂犬病患者的）恐水，畏水
Word Originlate Middle English: via late Latin from Greek hudrophobia, from hudro- ‘water’ + phobos ‘fear’.