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From water + fright. Compare Old English wæterfyrhtness (“fear of water, hydrophobia”).
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Today it means: A fear of water; aquaphobia. Full definition →
From water + fright. Compare Old English wæterfyrhtness (“fear of water, hydrophobia”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.