Reading about phobias has kind of become a new knack; there's a whole etymology for this and a dictionary.

Undoubtedly, this is one of the interesting topics I feel to talk about.

Today I read about the fear of water, which is hydrophobia.

While reading it, I came across this another term, aquaphobia and surprisingly, both have this slight difference that defines them.

Water is one of the essential parts of our life; even our body contains 60% water.

So fearing water would sound a little bizarre if you don't know what it is.

"Hydrophobia is caused by physical symptoms related to rabies infection, whereas aquaphobia is typically due to traumatic experiences involving water."

Aquaphobia is a type of anxiety disorder known as a specific phobia. Phobias are one of the most common mental disorders. Aquaphobia may develop in childhood or later in life.

As it is more associated with trauma and experience, it can get triggered by seeing water.