antlophobia

noun

1. The fear of floods or inundation.

   rare, uncountable

   As climate change brews, Woody is likely to suffer from a severe case of the newly diagnosed floodophobia (or antlophobia). He will not be alone.

Where it comes from

Presumably from Ancient Greek ἄντλος (ántlos, “hold of a ship; bilgewater”), also defined in LSJ as "a flood of water" + -phobia.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry antlophobia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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