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AEROPHOBIA
Definition of AEROPHOBIA
noun
A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
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Other senses
AEROPHOBIA carries 4 further meanings.
noun
An abnormal fear of air, especially drafts.
noun
An aversion to fresh air, drafts or breezes.
noun
Fear of flying
noun
Fear of heights
Where it comes from
From aero- + -phobia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, AEROPHOBIA · 1 relative in the game
AEROPHOBIA in a sentence
“Scott McCartney tells us about new techniques to ease aerophobia, the fear of flying.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
AEROPHOBIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 180 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
AEROPHOBIA starts with A and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AABEHIOOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and O appear more than once.
Words that start AEROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
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