Thalassophobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /θəˌlæ.səʊˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Thalassophobia is a noun meaning A morbid fear of the sea or, more generally, deep, large bodies of water such as lakes.
Meaning
A morbid fear of the sea or, more generally, deep, large bodies of water such as lakes.
Example Sentences
(Editor’s note: Those who suffer from claustrophobia, kabourophobia, arachnophobia or thalassophobia are advised to skip the above trailer.)
The polka dots are scars left by the cookiecutter shark, a thalassophobia-inducing creature with jaws designed to remove round plugs of flesh.
“I have been endeavoring all the winter to reason away my antipathy to the sea in order to avail myself of a very favorable occasion I now have of passing it—but I have a kind of thalassophobia that resists all kind of argument”
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include potamophobia, thalassophile, ichthyophobia, elasmophobia, selachophobia, galeophobia.
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