Explore Aquaphobia through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Aquaphobia in a sentence
Aquaphobia meaning
A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.
Synonyms of Aquaphobia
Using Aquaphobia
- The main meaning on this page is: A fear of water, especially a morbid fear of drowning.
- Useful related words include: simple phobia.
Context around Aquaphobia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aquaphobia
- In this selection, "aquaphobia" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, water and instead stand out and add context to how "aquaphobia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include is called aquaphobia instead and or water aquaphobia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aquaphobia" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aquaphobia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A specific phobia to water is called aquaphobia instead. (9 words)
For example, if a child falls into a well and struggles to get out, he or she may develop a fear of wells, heights ( acrophobia ), enclosed spaces ( claustrophobia ), or water ( aquaphobia ). (31 words)
For example, if a child falls into a well and struggles to get out, he or she may develop a fear of wells, heights ( acrophobia ), enclosed spaces ( claustrophobia ), or water ( aquaphobia ). (31 words)
A specific phobia to water is called aquaphobia instead. (9 words)
Example sentences (2)
A specific phobia to water is called aquaphobia instead.
For example, if a child falls into a well and struggles to get out, he or she may develop a fear of wells, heights ( acrophobia ), enclosed spaces ( claustrophobia ), or water ( aquaphobia ).