fear of heights

Noun

Meaning

fear of heights (uncountable)

acrophobia

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

vertigo dizziness giddiness lightheadedness scotoma

Examples

I'd like to jump out of a plane. I have a fear of heights I'd like to face. Freida Pinto

I have a fear of heights and I'm claustrophobic. Kunal Nayyar

I don't have a fear of heights. I do, however, have a fear of falling from heights. George Carlin

I have a fear of heights that borders on mania. Sylvester Stallone

I do not have a fear of heights at all. I was the kid who would see how high I could get in the trees. I was always climbing something. But I wasn't allowed to look down; I had to step off completely blind and backwards. Kyle Gallner

I had the fear of heights when I was young, along with many other fears and phobias, including the fear of dogs, bees, horses, and blood. David D. Burns

Close letter words and terms

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