bathophobia

/bæθˈɒfəbiə/ BATH-oh-FOH-bee-uh

Definitions

1. noun

a fear of depths, often associated with a fear of heights or a fear of the ocean, or a fear of being in deep water or a fear of drowning

“Her bathophobia made her avoid swimming in the open sea.”

Synonyms

  • acrophobia
  • aquaphobia
  • thalassophobia

Antonyms

  • nautophobia
  • neptophobia