fear of flying

collocation in English

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fear
noun[C or U]
uk
/fɪər/us
/fɪr/
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or ...
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flying
noun[U]
uk
/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/
travel ...
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(Definition offearandflyingfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffear of flying

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Many passengers have a naturalfearofflyingand are already nervous, so air rage and disruptive passenger behaviour is the last thing that they need.
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Virtual reality therapy deals with fear of heights,fearofflying, and a variety of other anxiety disorders.
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His poor performance combined with hisfearofflyingled him to consider retirement at the end of the season.
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Her symptoms are first diagnosed as those of hysteria caused byfearofflying, then to an epileptic seizure.
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He later admitted it was hisfearofflying.
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She felt very uncomfortable during the 20-minute flight as she was working in a foreign environment and had afearofflying.
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She eventually underwent hypnosis to overcome herfearofflying.
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She then overcame herfearofflyingand travelled internationally.
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She also has a strongfearofflyingor unnatural thing (the airship) as she is very in tune with nature.
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After it was completed, she didn't fly again for years due to her much-publicisedfearofflying.
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He overcame his pronouncedfearofflying, making every trip with the teams he played with, albeit reluctantly.
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She also has afearofflying, and is prone to vomiting.
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Salyer had afearofflying, so this vehicle provided him with the means to visit refuges in far-flung locations.
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Jensen had retired in 1960 due to afearofflying.
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He also has a deepfearofflying, and the others usually have to trick and/or knock him out in order to get on a plane.
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Washout rates (the percentage of students eliminated from training for everything from flying deficiency tofearofflying) ran as high as 30% in the 19731974 period.
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Dwyer plays the role of a passenger within a group of people who share afearofflying.
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Or, feeling thatfearofflyingin planes means planes are a very dangerous way to travel.
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Zimmermann had afearofflying, so he refused to use the airplane.
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Mason's attitude transferred well to the public speaking circuit, while his knowledge of his craft resulted in him starting afearofflyingcourse.
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