Meanings
- uncountableFear of flying.
Say goodbye to pteromerhanophobia, your overwhelming fear of flying.
2012, Katie Das, 250 Useful Spanish Phrases while Backpacking3 more examples
Soon, Bowie's pteromerhanophobia was as much a part of the star's persona as any other aspect of his career.
2009, Dave Thompson, Your Pretty Face Is Going to HellAs it turns out, those are fairly easy fears to apply to a monster or demon, but what about pteromerhanophobia, the fear of flying?
2014, Philip Athans, Writing MonstersOfficial conclusion: panic attack due to pteromerhanophobia. Layla would have held her trembling sister on the cab ride back to the Luxor as she devised an alternate plan for getting the petulant one back to Memphis.
2016, John Dufresne, I Don't Like Where This Is GoingSynonyms: aviophobia, aerophobia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounFear of flying.
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pteromerhanophobia
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pteromerhanophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pteromerhanophobia
“pteromerhanophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pteromerhanophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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