Aquaphobia

Not to be confused with Hydrophobia or Thalassophobia.
Aquaphobia
SpecialtyPsychology
SymptomsAversion to water

Aquaphobia (from Latin aqua, meaning "water", and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos), meaning "fear") is an irrational fear of water.

Aquaphobia is considered a specific phobia of natural environment type in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. A specific phobia is an intense fear of something that poses little or no actual danger.

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