acrophobia
[ ak-ruh-foh-bee-uh ]
/ ˌæk rəˈfoʊ bi ə /
noun
a pathological fear of heights.
OTHER WORDS FROM acrophobia
ac·ro·pho·bic, adjective, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH acrophobia
acrophobia agoraphobia claustrophobiaWords nearby acrophobia
acropachyderma,
acroparaesthesia,
acroparesthesia,
acropathy,
acropetal,
acrophobia,
acrophony,
acropolis,
acropustulosis,
acrosclerosis,
acrosin
Example sentences from the Web for acrophobia
Contemporary society has gifted us with a phobia potentially as strong as acrophobia or the fear of flying: smartphone anxiety.
Do You Suffer From Smartphone Anxiety? (And if So, What the Hell’s Your Problem?) |Melissa Fares |April 30, 2014 |DAILY BEASTProbably the commonest is acrophobia, so that the detailed consideration of it shows the indications for other dreads.
Psychotherapy |James J. Walsh
British Dictionary definitions for acrophobia
acrophobia
/ (ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə) /
noun
abnormal fear or dread of being at a great height
Derived forms of acrophobia
acrophobic, adjective, nounWord Origin for acrophobia
C19: from
acro- +
-phobia
Medical definitions for acrophobia
acrophobia
[ ăk′rə-fō′bē-ə ]
n.
An abnormal fear of heights.
Cultural definitions for acrophobia
acrophobia
[ (ak-ruh-foh-bee-uh) ]
An abnormal fear of heights.