Home › Words › A › aviophobiaaviophobiaaviophobia means fear of flying.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, aviophobia ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyPossibly from French avion (“airplane”) + -phobianounFear of flying.e.g.“I'd love to come and visit you but aviophobia means that it'd have to be by boat, and that just takes too long!”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.aviatophobia 87% match — Fear of flying. vs aviophobia →aviophobe 82% match — A person afflicted with aviophobia. vs aviophobia →aerophobic 77% match — Having a fear of flying in aircraft. vs aviophobia →aerophobe 75% match — A person who is afraid of flying. vs aviophobia →amaxophobia 67% match — Fear of being in or riding in a vehicle. vs aviophobia →aflight 67% match — Flying. vs aviophobia →altophobia 66% match — Fear of heights. vs aviophobia →aerophobia 65% match — A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies. vs aviophobia →