aerophobia

noun — 3 senses

aerophobia

noun

US /ˌɛə.ɹoʊˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

Etymology From aero- + -phobia.

1

Medicine, Sciences 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.
  • 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.2011 September 22, Daniel D. Truong, Robert P. Lisak, Roongroj Bhidayasiri, William Carroll, International Neurology, →ISBN, page 321:
2

An aversion to fresh air, drafts or breezes.

  • I can't understand your aerophobia on days this warm.
3

Lifestyle, Tourism, Transport, Travel Fear of flying

  • Many first-time flyers suffer from aerophobia, though some hide it better than others.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.