acrophobia
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rəˈfoʊ noun
a pathological fear of heights.
Related forms
ac·ro·pho·bic, adjective, noun
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acrophobia (ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| abnormal fear or dread of being at a great height | |
| [C19: from | |
| acro'phobic | |
| —adj, —n | |
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Acrophobia
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Medical Dictionary
acrophobia ac·ro·pho·bi·a (āk'rə-fō'bē-ə)
n.
An abnormal fear of heights.
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Cultural Dictionary
acrophobia [(ak-ruh-foh-bee-uh)]An abnormal fear of heights.
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Example sentences
It isn't acrophobia or a terror of falling that spooks me so much as the idea of being confined without my express consent.
To say this has put a strain on his golf game would be akin to saying that a pilot could be hampered by acrophobia.
Acrophobia causes the driver to go slowly and insist on running the air conditioner with the windows up.
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