English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

Tollwut — meaning in English

German → English · translate English → German instead

English meaning

  • hydrophobia noun An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.
  • rabid adjective Infected with rabies.
  • rabies noun A deadly viral disease spread through the bite of an infected animal, causing brain inflammation and severe behavioural changes.

Senses

Tollwut is used for these senses in English:

  • hydrophobia (pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.
  • rabic (medicine) Of or pertaining to rabies.
  • rabid Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia.
  • rabies (disease) An infectious disease caused by species of Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as biting, excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.

hydrophobia — full definition

  1. noun An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.
  2. noun A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia.
  3. noun A lack of affinity for water; the quality of being hydrophobic

rabid — full definition

  1. adjective Infected with rabies.
  2. adjective Extremely fanatical, intense, or unreasoning in support of something.

Related German words