Hydrophobia
[,haɪdrə(ʊ)'fəʊbɪə] or ['haɪdrə'fobɪə]
Definition
(noun.) a morbid fear of water.
(noun.) a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids.
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Definition
(n.) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of canine madness; hence:
(n.) The disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and construction in the throat, causing difficulty in deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Med.] Canine madness.
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Definition
n. an unnatural dread of water a symptom of a disease known as Rabies usually resulting from the bite of a mad dog—hence the disease itself.—adj. Hydrophob′ic.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you are afflicted with hydrophobia, denotes enemies and change of business. To see others thus afflicted, your work will be interrupted by death or ungrateful dependence. To dream that an animal with the rabies bites you, you will be betrayed by your dearest friend, and much scandal will be brought to light.
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Examples
- Do you truly expect that you will be seized with hydrophobia, and die raving mad? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- It was not till 1885 that he ventured to use his discovery to prevent hydrophobia. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The groom and gamekeeper affirmed to the contrary--both asserting that, if hers was not a clear case of hydrophobia, there was no such disease. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In Chile his scientific acumen had been baffled in the attempt t o explain the invasion of the strange and dreadful disease hydrophobia. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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