"aerophobic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more aerophobic [comparative], most aerophobic [superlative]
Etymology: From aero- + -phobic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|aero|phobic}} aero- + -phobic Head templates: {{en-adj}} aerophobic (comparative more aerophobic, superlative most aerophobic)
  1. Having a fear of flying in aircraft. Translations (having a fear of flying): aerofobinen (Finnish), aerofóbico (Portuguese), aerófobo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-aerophobic-en-adj-WXmJsiE2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with aero-, English terms suffixed with -phobic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with aero-: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phobic: 85 15 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'having a fear of flying': 97 3
  2. Disliking or avoiding air.
    Sense id: en-aerophobic-en-adj-ApQMpm7F
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