acrophobia

From acro- +‎ -phobia.

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• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

acrophobia (countable and uncountable, plural acrophobias)

1. phobia or strong fear of being high above ground level

   Synonyms: altophobia, fear of heights

   • 1888, Association of American Railroads Accounting Division, Association of American Railroads, Accounting Division, Report of the Railway Accounting Officers:

     You know, being elevated to the position of Chairman has given me rather a bad attack of acrophobia.

   • 1956, Information Access Company, ProQuest Direct, Road and Track:

     But it's no place for anyone with acrophobia, what with its myriad drop-offs and switchbacks.

   • 2005, Kevin O'Brien, The Last Victim:

     You know, acrophobia? I get nervous just standing this close to the edge.

   • 2019 March 27, Understanding Acrophobia, or Fear of Heights‎^[1]:

     Acrophobia describes an intense fear of heights that can cause significant anxiety and panic.

   • 2019 September 12, Rosemary Black, Acrophobia (The Fear of Heights): Are You Acrophobic?‎^[2], archived from the original on 21 April 2024:

     The definition of acrophobia is, simply put, a phobia of heights.

   • 2020 July 27, What to know about acrophobia‎^[3]:

     Acrophobia is an intense fear of heights. If a person has acrophobia, being high up or thinking about heights may cause them to have a panic attack.

   • 2021 March 3, Sarah Bence, Steven Gans, MD (medical reviewer), What Is Acrophobia?‎^[4]:

     Acrophobia is a persistent and intense fear of heights. People with acrophobia will experience panic and sudden anxiety in a variety of situations involving heights.

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• Richard Lederer (1989) Crazy English: the ultimate joy ride through our language, New York: Pocket Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 59, →ISBN: “Here are more than two hundred additional words that describe the terrors that go bump in our mind: acrophobia: heights”