Definition of hydrophobia in English:

hydrophobia

noun ˌhʌɪdrə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪəˌhaɪdrəˈfoʊbiə

mass noun

1Extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans.
恐水（尤指人类狂犬病的一个症状）
Example sentencesExamples
- Salivation and thirst are great but the victim cannot swallow water because of throat muscle spasm hence the misnomer hydrophobia.
- There's a stage of rabies where people develop hydrophobia, a bizarre and irrational fear of water.
- It is specific for asthma and oppressed breathing, hiccup, whooping cough, spasmodic croup, tetanus, hydrophobia, hysteria paroxysms and hysterical convulsions.
- A variety of other clinical findings ensue, which may include anxiety, restlessness, hyperexcitability, hallucinations, dysphagia, and hydrophobia.
- Merely staring at the sea was enough to make her feel sick, her hydrophobia flaring.
Synonyms
insanity, insaneness, dementia, mental illness, derangement, dementedness, instability, unsoundness of mind, lunacy, distraction, depression, mania, hysteria, frenzy, psychosis, psychopathy, schizophrenia
1. 1.1 Rabies, especially in humans.
  （尤指人类的）狂犬病
  Example sentencesExamples
  Rabies is also known as hydrophobia (fear of water).
  Also well known is hydrophobia, literally ‘fear of water ‘, as a name for rabies, which sometimes appears to cause such a sensation in sufferers because it makes the throat swell and so it becomes difficult for the victim to swallow.’
  To protect a healthy person forever from smallpox, hydrophobia, diptheria and so on, the doctor gives him those very diseases.
  Ain't that some incurable disease like hydrophobia?
  Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy.

Origin

Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek hudrophobia, from hudro- 'water' + phobos 'fear'.

Rhymes

agoraphobia, claustrophobia, homophobia, phobia, technophobia, xenophobia, Zenobia

Definition of hydrophobia in US English:

hydrophobia

nounˌhīdrəˈfōbēəˌhaɪdrəˈfoʊbiə

1Extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans.
恐水（尤指人类狂犬病的一个症状）
Example sentencesExamples
- A variety of other clinical findings ensue, which may include anxiety, restlessness, hyperexcitability, hallucinations, dysphagia, and hydrophobia.
- There's a stage of rabies where people develop hydrophobia, a bizarre and irrational fear of water.
- Merely staring at the sea was enough to make her feel sick, her hydrophobia flaring.
- Salivation and thirst are great but the victim cannot swallow water because of throat muscle spasm hence the misnomer hydrophobia.
- It is specific for asthma and oppressed breathing, hiccup, whooping cough, spasmodic croup, tetanus, hydrophobia, hysteria paroxysms and hysterical convulsions.
Synonyms
insanity, insaneness, dementia, mental illness, derangement, dementedness, instability, unsoundness of mind, lunacy, distraction, depression, mania, hysteria, frenzy, psychosis, psychopathy, schizophrenia
1. 1.1 Rabies, especially in humans.
  （尤指人类的）狂犬病
  Example sentencesExamples
  Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy.
  Ain't that some incurable disease like hydrophobia?
  To protect a healthy person forever from smallpox, hydrophobia, diptheria and so on, the doctor gives him those very diseases.
  Rabies is also known as hydrophobia (fear of water).
  Also well known is hydrophobia, literally ‘fear of water ‘, as a name for rabies, which sometimes appears to cause such a sensation in sufferers because it makes the throat swell and so it becomes difficult for the victim to swallow.’

Origin

Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek hudrophobia, from hudro- ‘water’ + phobos ‘fear’.

词汇	hydrophobia
释义	Definition of hydrophobia in English: hydrophobia noun ˌhʌɪdrə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪəˌhaɪdrəˈfoʊbiə mass noun 1Extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans. 恐水（尤指人类狂犬病的一个症状） Example sentencesExamples Salivation and thirst are great but the victim cannot swallow water because of throat muscle spasm hence the misnomer hydrophobia. There's a stage of rabies where people develop hydrophobia, a bizarre and irrational fear of water. It is specific for asthma and oppressed breathing, hiccup, whooping cough, spasmodic croup, tetanus, hydrophobia, hysteria paroxysms and hysterical convulsions. A variety of other clinical findings ensue, which may include anxiety, restlessness, hyperexcitability, hallucinations, dysphagia, and hydrophobia. Merely staring at the sea was enough to make her feel sick, her hydrophobia flaring. Synonyms insanity, insaneness, dementia, mental illness, derangement, dementedness, instability, unsoundness of mind, lunacy, distraction, depression, mania, hysteria, frenzy, psychosis, psychopathy, schizophrenia 1.1 Rabies, especially in humans. （尤指人类的）狂犬病 Example sentencesExamples Rabies is also known as hydrophobia (fear of water). Also well known is hydrophobia, literally ‘fear of water ‘, as a name for rabies, which sometimes appears to cause such a sensation in sufferers because it makes the throat swell and so it becomes difficult for the victim to swallow.’ To protect a healthy person forever from smallpox, hydrophobia, diptheria and so on, the doctor gives him those very diseases. Ain't that some incurable disease like hydrophobia? Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. Origin Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek hudrophobia, from hudro- 'water' + phobos 'fear'. Rhymes agoraphobia, claustrophobia, homophobia, phobia, technophobia, xenophobia, Zenobia Definition of hydrophobia in US English: hydrophobia nounˌhīdrəˈfōbēəˌhaɪdrəˈfoʊbiə 1Extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans. 恐水（尤指人类狂犬病的一个症状） Example sentencesExamples A variety of other clinical findings ensue, which may include anxiety, restlessness, hyperexcitability, hallucinations, dysphagia, and hydrophobia. There's a stage of rabies where people develop hydrophobia, a bizarre and irrational fear of water. Merely staring at the sea was enough to make her feel sick, her hydrophobia flaring. Salivation and thirst are great but the victim cannot swallow water because of throat muscle spasm hence the misnomer hydrophobia. It is specific for asthma and oppressed breathing, hiccup, whooping cough, spasmodic croup, tetanus, hydrophobia, hysteria paroxysms and hysterical convulsions. Synonyms insanity, insaneness, dementia, mental illness, derangement, dementedness, instability, unsoundness of mind, lunacy, distraction, depression, mania, hysteria, frenzy, psychosis, psychopathy, schizophrenia 1.1 Rabies, especially in humans. （尤指人类的）狂犬病 Example sentencesExamples Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. Ain't that some incurable disease like hydrophobia? To protect a healthy person forever from smallpox, hydrophobia, diptheria and so on, the doctor gives him those very diseases. Rabies is also known as hydrophobia (fear of water). Also well known is hydrophobia, literally ‘fear of water ‘, as a name for rabies, which sometimes appears to cause such a sensation in sufferers because it makes the throat swell and so it becomes difficult for the victim to swallow.’ Origin Late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek hudrophobia, from hudro- ‘water’ + phobos ‘fear’.
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