Ancraophobia

Quick meaning: Ancraophobia is a noun meaning (rare) The fear of wind.

Meaning

(rare) The fear of wind.

Example Sentences

After prodromal phase, patients show excitement; extreme fears including hydrophobia, photophobia, and ancraophobia; pharyngeal muscle spasm; and dyspnea. Hydrophobia and ancraophobia are typical symptoms but may be absent in some cases.

If you suffer from agoraphobia (fear of wide open spaces), you might not want to move to North Dakota. Or ancraophobia (fear of wind), or psychrophobia (fear of cold) . . . not to mention treelessnessophobia, velveetaphobia, coupedupophobia.

Monday, the Queen learned she had ancraophobia, which is a fear of the wind. Tuesday, Wanda taught the Queen to use the force of the wind to propel them through the water. Wednesday, the Queen learned that by using the force of the wind, she could help conquer her fears.

I may no longer suffer from astraphobia, but I do suffer from mild ancraophobia (fear of the wind). Wind can be a power destructive force, but can also be mildly disruptive: if you live in the country in particular you may worry about telephone and electricity lines coming down.

Synonyms for ancraophobia

Depending on context, synonyms include anemophobia.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include anemophobia.

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