aerophobic

comparative more aerophobic · superlative most aerophobic

1. Having a fear of flying in aircraft.

   Many people who think they have a fear of flying in an airplane are not aerophobic but claustrophobic.

   1978, New Woman, volume 8, page 92

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   Aerophobic people have abandoned blessings for fear of flying. Talented singers have shied away from pursuing their destiny because they are afraid of failure, large audiences, criticism, or success. Fear forces people to accept mediocrity[…]

   2005, Peter Adebi, The Star Principle, page 55

   The coach is the last refuge of aerophobic bargain-hunters. The journey time from London to Florence is around 30hrs; the return full fare is around £115.

   2007, Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls, Tuscany, Umbria and the Marches, page 64

2. Disliking or avoiding air.

   [The bacterial cells] also showed aerophilic and aerophobic responses to changes in available oxygen.

   1997, R. B. Scorzelli, Memorabilia, page 16

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   The opening and shutting of windows was one of the main subjects of dispute between her and her husband. She herself was aerophilic in her sleeping habits; her husband was aerophobic[…]

   2011, Claudia Lapping, Psychoanalytic Theory and Sociological Method, page 59