What does waterfright mean?
Waterfright means (rare, nonstandard) A fear of water; aquaphobia..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare, nonstandard) A fear of water; aquaphobia..
Possibly the foundation was subconscious memories of two water-frights, one on the ocean at six, one on a pond at thirteen ; but these were in themselves unimportant; and I have found, in my subconscious, few ideational or emotional associations.
Others describe water fright as a condition marked by aversion to being bathed, cold, damp skin,and hyperkinesis, and yet others by fever and cold sweating even though the child is bundled and placed in the sun.
Leaving your dog sitting in dirty water will get its ears acclimatized to the sound of running water and kill this water fright it has.
By doing so, he wanted to produce a waterfright in Truman to prevent him from crossing the sea behind which he could find an exit from the false world.
However, once you get the water-fright it is almost incurable, and perhaps not worth writing about.
Use waterfright when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Waterfright means (rare, nonstandard) A fear of water; aquaphobia..
Common synonyms include hydrophobia, water-fear.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Possibly the foundation was subconscious memories of two water-frights, one on the ocean at six, one on a pond at thirteen ; but these were in themselves unimportant; and I have found, in my subconscious, few ideational or emotional associations.
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