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单词 aviophobia
释义

aviophobia

noun

avi·​o·​pho·​bia ˌā-vē-ə-ˈfō-bē-ə How to pronounce aviophobia (audio)
ˌa-
variants or less commonly aviaphobia
: intense fear or dislike of flying : aerophobia
Relatively few of the estimated 25 million Americans who suffer from aviophobia avoid flying altogether. Travel and Leisure
aviophobe
ˈā-vē-ə-ˌfōb How to pronounce aviophobia (audio)
ˈa-
noun
or less commonly aviaphobe or aviophobic
ˌā-vē-ə-ˈfō-bik How to pronounce aviophobia (audio)
ˌa-
or aviaphobic
plural aviophobes also aviaphobes or aviophobics or aviaphobics
Who doesn't love the feeling you get when you're high in the air on a plane, heading for somewhere—anywhere—different? Well, aviophobes for one, who find nothing but fear in the friendly skies. Adria Vasil
aviophobic adjective
or less commonly aviaphobic
I'd come straight from an American Airlines flight during which an aviophobic widow had wadded various handfuls of my blouse and jacket into her fists the entire trip. Jennifer Rardin

Word History

Etymology

aviophobia from avi- (in aviation, aviator) + -o- + -phobia; aviaphobia from avia- (in aviation, aviator) + -phobia

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

aviophobia

noun

avi·​o·​pho·​bia ˌā-vē-ə-ˈfō-bē-ə, ˌa- How to pronounce aviophobia (audio)
variants also aviaphobia
: fear of flying : aerophobia
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