acrophobic

[ak-ruh-foh-bee-uh]

ac·ro·pho·bi·a

[ak-ruh-foh-bee-uh]
noun
a pathological fear of heights.

Origin:
1890–95; < Neo-Latin; see acro-, -phobia

ac·ro·pho·bic, adjective, noun

acrophobia, agoraphobia, claustrophobia.
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acrophobia (ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə)
 
n
abnormal fear or dread of being at a great height
 
[C19: from acro- + -phobia]
 
acro'phobic
 
adj, —n

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