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acrophobia|ækrəʊˈfəʊbɪə|
[f. acro- + phobia.]
Morbid dread of heights. Hence acroˈphobic a.
1892D. H. Tuke Dict. Psychol. Med. 679 Acrophobia, described by Dr. Andrea Verga, means the dread of being in high places. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VII. 886 Both agoraphobia and acrophobia are common forms of imperative ideas. 1959New Yorker 24 Oct. 34/3 We walked over to the winding parapet,..took a shuddering, acrophobic look down the well. |
