Acrophobic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who has acrophobia.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to or suffering from acrophobia.

    "Leave the non-hikers at the picnic area below a classic Gorge waterfall and take a stroll along the horizontal Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, or head three-quarters of a mile up a narrow trail to an overlook with acrophobic views similar to those in the first “Twilight” movie."

Adjective
  1. 1
    suffering from acrophobia; abnormally afraid of high places wordnet

Synonyms

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afraid

Example

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"Leave the non-hikers at the picnic area below a classic Gorge waterfall and take a stroll along the horizontal Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, or head three-quarters of a mile up a narrow trail to an overlook with acrophobic views similar to those in the first “Twilight” movie."

Etymology

From acro- + -phobic.

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