aviatophobia

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

aviatophobia (uncountable)

  1. Fear of flying.
    • 2014, Ella Berthoud, Susan Elderkin, The Novel Cure:
      While Hanif uses the known historical fact of Zia's mid-air death to chart out a dark comedy about Pakistani politics and paranoia and the madness of its leaders, anyone remotely suffering from aviatophobia should feel far more comfortable knowing that Zia, or anyone of his reputation, is highly unlikely to be on board their plane.

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