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hydrophobic

/haɪdɹəˈfəʊbɪk/

Meanings
adjective
Of, or having, hydrophobia (rabies).

Examples :

"The dog, showing aggressive behavior and foaming at the mouth, was suspected of being hydrophobic after being bitten by a wild animal. "
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hydrophobia noun

/ˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/ /ˌhaɪ.dɹəˈfoʊ.bɪ.ə/

An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.

"The doctor suspected rabies because the injured stray dog showed signs of hydrophobia, refusing to drink even though it was thirsty. "

Illustration behavior

behavior noun

[bɪˈheɪvjə] [bɪˈheɪvjɚ]

Human conduct relative to social norms.

"The child's disruptive behavior in class was a concern for the teacher. "

Illustration affinity

affinity noun

/əˈfɪnɪti/

A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.

"Sentence: She had a strong affinity for dogs and volunteered at the animal shelter every weekend. "

Illustration bitten

bitten verb

/ˈbɪtn̩/

To cut into something by clamping the teeth.

"The dog has bitten the mailman's hand. "

Illustration lacking

lacking verb

/ˈlækɪŋ/

To be without, to need, to require.

"My life lacks excitement."

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration rabies

rabies noun

/ˈɹeɪ.biz/

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.

"The dog's rabies vaccination was overdue, which worried the family because rabies can be fatal. "

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aggressive adjective

/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/

Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.

"an aggressive policy, war, person, nation"

Illustration showing

showing verb

/ˈʃəʊɪŋ/ /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/

To display, to have somebody see (something).

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

Illustration foaming

foaming verb

/ˈfoʊmɪŋ/

To form or emit foam.

"The dishwasher was foaming with suds after the family's dinner dishes were loaded. "

Illustration suspected

suspected verb

/səsˈpɛktɪd/

To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

"to suspect the presence of disease"

Illustration animal

animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."