What does hydrophobia mean?

Definitions for hydrophobia
ˌhaɪ drəˈfoʊ bi əhy·dropho·bi·a

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hydrophobianoun

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

  2. hydrophobianoun

    a morbid fear of water

  3. rabies, hydrophobia, lyssa, madnessnoun

    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

Wiktionary

  1. hydrophobianoun

    An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; rabies itself.

  2. hydrophobianoun

    Fear of water (colloquial, fear of water is technically called aquaphobia, so not to be confused with rabies).

  3. Etymology: From hydrophobia, from ὑδροφοβία.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Hydrophobianoun

    Dread of water.

    Etymology: ὑδϱοφοβία; hydrophobie, Fr.

    Among those dismal symptoms that follow the bite of a mad dog, the dread of water is the most remarkable. John Quincy.

ChatGPT

  1. hydrophobia

    Hydrophobia is a term with two main meanings. 1. In the field of psychology, it refers to an irrational or excessive fear of water. This can include fear of drinking water or fear of being in large bodies of water. It is often associated with specific phobias or anxiety disorders. 2. In the medical field, it's an outdated term for rabies, a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals. This meaning was used because one of the symptoms of rabies is difficulty swallowing, which can lead to a fear of drinking or a fear of water (hence the term ‘hydrophobia’).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hydrophobianoun

    an abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:

  2. Hydrophobianoun

    the disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and construction in the throat, causing difficulty in deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness

  3. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. ; "y`dwr water + fear: cf. F. hydrophobie.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hydrophobia

    hī-dro-fō′bi-a, n. an unnatural dread of water, a symptom of a disease known as Rabies, usually resulting from the bite of a mad dog—hence the disease itself.—adj. Hydrophob′ic. [Gr. hydōr, water, phobos, fear.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hydrophobia in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hydrophobia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of hydrophobia in a Sentence

  1. H. L. Mencken:

    Thanksgiving Day is a day devoted by persons with inflammatory rheumatism to thanking a loving Father that it is not hydrophobia.

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