aviophobia

English

Etymology

Possibly from French avion (“airplane”) +‎ -phobia

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

aviophobia (uncountable)

  1. Fear of flying.
    I'd love to come and visit you but aviophobia means that it'd have to be by boat, and that just takes too long!

Quotations
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Synonyms
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