hydrophobias

Meanings

Noun

• a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids
• a morbid fear of water
• an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
• plural of hydrophobia

Synonyms

hydrophobia, lyssa, madness, rabies