aerophobia

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Etymology

From aero- +‎ -phobia.

Noun

aerophobia (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
    The patient was diagnosed after displaying both aerophobia and acute hydrophobia.
    • 2011 September 22, Daniel D. Truong, Robert P. Lisak, Roongroj Bhidayasiri, William Carroll, International Neurology, →ISBN, page 321:
      Furious rabies, the more common presentation, involves the brainstem, the limbic system,, the hypothalamus, and the autonomic center. It is characterized by hydrophobia, aerophobia, and episodic generalized arousal interrupted by periods of lucidity.
  2. An aversion to fresh air, drafts or breezes.
    I can't understand your aerophobia on days this warm.
  3. (travel) Fear of flying
    Many first-time flyers suffer from aerophobia, though some hide it better than others.
  4. (rare, by extension or possibly from acrophobia) Fear of heights (Should we delete(+) this sense?)
    Standing on the edge of the cliff made me realise just how much aerophobia affected me.

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