acrophobiathe fear of heights

What the Word

What the word

the fear of heights

acrophobia

vertigo (sensation)

altophobia (rare)

hypsophobia (rare)

bathophobia (depth)

Synonym

acrophobia

fear of heights

altophobia (rare) hypsophobia (rare)

informal

fear of heights height fear vertigo (loose)

related terms

aerophobia (fear of flying) bathophobia (fear of depths) climacophobia (fear of stairs)

person

acrophobe (rare) acrophobic (noun)

Thesaurus

acrophobia

FEAR

fear of heights vertigo (dizziness) bathophobia (depth) aerophobia (flying)

HEIGHTS

elevation altitude precipice cliff ledge summit rooftop tower skyscraper balcony

BODY

dizziness vertigo nausea trembling sweating palpitations knees buckling freezing paralysis racing heart

BEHAVIOR

avoidance clinging crawling retreating gripping rail edge-peering panic attack hyperventilation

SITUATIONS

ladder ferris wheel glass floor bridge airplane observation deck mountain trail window ledge escalator

RELATED PHOBIAS

claustrophobia agoraphobia aerophobia bathophobia ochlophobia illyngophobia (vertigo fear)

TERMS

fear phobia anxiety dread panic terror height intolerance visual cliff

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