Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water fear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter fear
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lack of affinity for water; hydrophobia.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, fear.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Both men and animals afflicted with rabies dread the appearance of water or any other liquid; hence the term, hydrophobia, or water-fear."
"Those colloids which absorb considerable water are hydrophyllic colloids, that is, water-fond colloids; while those which absorb but little or none are hydrophobic colloids, that is, water-fear colloids."
"This symptom which gave rise to the term hydrophobia or water-fear is the foundation of the cold water "cure.""
"One type of water fear harbored by many youngsters is directly traceable to an unfortunate childhood experience."
"[…] flick of hair a silly song waving out of the waterfear."
"This latter possibility seems particularly plausible from the perspective of the nonassociative model of water fear described previously."

Etymology

From water + fear.

Usage

Inflected Forms

water fears (plural) water-fear (alternative)

Phrases

water-fearing

Frequently Paired Words

water-fearing

Questions

What does water fear mean?: A lack of affinity for water; hydrophobia.
Where does water fear come from?: From water + fear.

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