aviophobia

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noun

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!”

Similar
aerophobia
OriginFrench avion →
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Meanings

nounaviophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFear 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!

    Synonyms: aerophobia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounFear of flying.

Similar
aerophobia
Also see
aviatophobiapteromerhanophobia

Origin

  1. Frenchavion“airplane”
  2. Englishaviophobia

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

More words from French

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Translations

Finnish lentopelko
  • lentopelkofear of flying
French aviophobie
  • aviophobiefear of flying
Italian aviofobia
  • aviofobiafear of flying

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with aviophobia

phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaarachnophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaalgophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobia
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Cite this entry
APA

aviophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aviophobia

MLA

“aviophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aviophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aviophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aviophobia.

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