Thalassophobia
Thalassophobia (Greek: θάλασσα, thalassa, "sea" and φόβος, phobos, "fear")[1] is an intense and persistent fear of the sea or of sea travel.
Thalassophobia can include fear of being in large bodies of water, fear of the vast emptiness of the sea, of sea waves, and fear of distance from land.[2]
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- ^ "thalass(o)-, comb. form". OED Online. Oxford University Press. June 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018. (Subscription required (help)).
from Greek θάλασσα sea, and θαλάσσιος marine, formative elements of learned words. ... thalassophobia [is] a morbid dread of the sea.
Cite uses deprecated parameter|subscription=(help) - ^ Snyder, Kari (2003). "Attack of the Water Monster". Boating. New York: Hachette Filipacchi Media. 76 (4): 44. ISSN 0006-5374.
Thalassophobia is the fear of the sea and can be associated with the fear of water or waves, fear of the vast emptiness, or fear of distance from land.
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Occurs with a history of being confined to open sea or large bodies of water where trauma or post traumatic stress were experienced.