Hypsophobia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Fear of heights. uncountable

    "Though I had more instructions, I was overcome by a huge dizzying wave of hypsophobia as I stared at him, his boots balanced on the narrow sill, his rear end dangling in outer space."

Synonyms

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acrophobia

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"Though I had more instructions, I was overcome by a huge dizzying wave of hypsophobia as I stared at him, his boots balanced on the narrow sill, his rear end dangling in outer space."

Etymology

From hypso- + -phobia.

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