pteromerhanophobia

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “ptero- + ? + -phobia”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

pteromerhanophobia (uncountable)

1. Fear of flying.
   • 2009, Dave Thompson, Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell:

     Soon, Bowie's pteromerhanophobia was as much a part of the star's persona as any other aspect of his career.

   • 2012, Katie Das, 250 Useful Spanish Phrases while Backpacking:

     Say goodbye to pteromerhanophobia, your overwhelming fear of flying.

   • 2014, Philip Athans, Writing Monsters:

     As it turns out, those are fairly easy fears to apply to a monster or demon, but what about pteromerhanophobia, the fear of flying?

   • 2016, John Dufresne, I Don't Like Where This Is Going:

     Official conclusion: panic attack due to pteromerhanophobia. Layla would have held her trembling sister on the cab ride back to the Luxor as she devised an alternate plan for getting the petulant one back to Memphis.

Synonyms

• aviophobia
• aerophobia