hydrophobia meaning

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hydrophobia (noun): a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids.

hydrophobia has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

hydrophobia as a noun

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

    Type of: symptom

  2. a morbid fear of water

    Type of: simple phobia

  3. 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

    Synonyms: rabies, lyssa, madness

    Type of: zoonosis

Scrabble score: 25 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HY · words ending in IA · 11-letter words

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