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ac·ro·pho·bi·a (

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An abnormal fear of high places.

acro·phobe n.

acro·phobic (-f

k) adj. & n.

acrophobia [ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə]

(Psychiatry) abnormal fear or dread of being at a great height

[from acro- + -phobia]

acrophobic adj

acrophobia

an abnormal fear of being at great heights Also called altophobia, batophobia, hypsiphobia.

See also: Heights

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Noun

acrophobia - a morbid fear of great heights

simple phobia - any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli

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