Aquaphobia
Persistent and abnormal fear of water / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Hydrophobia or Thalassophobia.
Aquaphobia (from Latin aqua 'water', and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') is an irrational fear of water.[1]
Aquaphobia is considered a specific phobia of natural environment type in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.[2] A specific phobia is an intense fear of something that poses little or no actual danger.[3]