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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACROPHOBIA

From acro- + -phobia.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACROPHOBIA

acrophobia  [ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACROPHOBIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acrophobia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACROPHOBIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Acrophobia

Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear of heights, especially when one is not particularly high up. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort that share both similar etiology and options for treatment. Most people experience a degree of natural fear when exposed to heights, especially if there is little or no protection. On the other hand, those who have little fear of such exposure are said to have a head for heights. A head for heights is needed by those hiking or climbing in mountainous terrain and also in certain jobs e.g. steeplejacks. Acrophobia sufferers can experience a panic attack in a high place and become too agitated to get themselves down safely. Between 2 and 5 percent of the general population suffer from acrophobia, with twice as many women affected as men. "Vertigo" is often used to describe a fear of heights, but it is more accurately a spinning sensation that occurs when one is not actually spinning. It can be triggered by looking down from a high place, or by looking straight up at a high place or tall object, but this alone does not describe vertigo.

Definition of acrophobia in the English dictionary

The definition of acrophobia in the dictionary is abnormal fear or dread of being at a great height.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACROPHOBIA


aerophobia
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪə
agoraphobia
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪə
arachnophobia
əˌræknəˈfəʊbɪə
claustrophobia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪə
emetophobia
ɪˌmetəˈfəʊbɪə
erythrophobia
ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈfəʊbɪə
homophobia
ˌhəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
hydrophobia
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪə
Islamophobia
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪə
monophobia
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
neophobia
ˌniːəʊˈfəʊbɪə
nomophobia
ˌnəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
nyctophobia
ˌnɪktəʊˈfəʊbɪə
phobia
ˈfəʊbɪə
phonophobia
ˌfəʊnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
photophobia
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪə
scopophobia
ˌskɒpəˈfəʊbɪə
technophobia
ˌtɛknəʊˈfəʊbɪə
triskaidekaphobia
ˌtrɪskaɪˌdɛkəˈfəʊbɪə
xenophobia
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACROPHOBIA

acronym
acronymania
acronymic
acronymically
acronymous
acroparaesthesia
acroparesthesia
acropetal
acropetally
acrophobe
acrophobic
acrophonetic
acrophonic
acrophony
acropolis
acrosomal
acrosome
acrosome reaction
acrospire
across

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACROPHOBIA

aichmophobia
ailurophobia
algophobia
anglophobia
anthropophobia
aquaphobia
astraphobia
autophobia
gynophobia
mysophobia
necrophobia
ornithophobia
panophobia
pyrophobia
Russophobia
school phobia
sitophobia
social phobia
thanatophobia
Zenobia
zoophobia

Synonyms and antonyms of acrophobia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «acrophobia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACROPHOBIA

Find out the translation of acrophobia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acrophobia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acrophobia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恐高症
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acrofobia
570 millions of speakers

English

acrophobia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

acrophobia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رهاب المرتفعات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

акрофобия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acrofobia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চতা সম্পর্কে ভীষণ ভীতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acrophobie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Acrophobia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Höhenangst
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高所恐怖症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고소 공포증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Acrophobia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

acrophobia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர மருட்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक्रोफोबिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

akrofobi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acrofobia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lęk wysokości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

акрофобія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acrophobia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακροφοβία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoogtevrees
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

acrophobia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

acrophobia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acrophobia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACROPHOBIA»

The term «acrophobia» is regularly used and occupies the 71.585 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACROPHOBIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acrophobia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACROPHOBIA»

Discover the use of acrophobia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acrophobia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Overcoming Fear of Heights: How to Conquer Acrophobia and ...
This book distills the most effective treatments for acrophobia into an easy-to-follow, effective program for overcoming fears for good.
Martin Antony, Karen Rowa, 2007
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Acrophobia: A Collection of Love Poems
Acrophobia A Collection of Love Poems All Rights Reserved © 2002 by Ronald S . Dondiego No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, ...
Ronald S. Dondiego, 2002
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Vertigo: Its Multisensory Syndromes
Acrophobia is a specific phobia characterised by significant anxiety provoked by exposure to height, which often leads to an extreme avoidance behaviour. Neurotic acrophobia results when physiological height vertigo (see Height vertigo, p.
Thomas Brandt, 2003
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Medicine Meets Virtual Reality: Art, Science, Technology: ...
Comparing. Virtual. and. Real. Worlds. for. Acrophobia. Treatment. Milton P. Huang, MD (1), Joseph Himle, PhD (1), Dr.,Ing Klaus,Peter Beier (2), Norman E. Alessi, MD (1) /. University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry 1500 E. Medical  ...
James D. Westwood, 1998
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Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 2001: Outer Space, Inner ...
200l Development of Virtual Environment for Treating Acrophobia Jo ,ni'hui1 Ku, Dongpyo Jang, Minbo Shin, Hangjoon jo, Heebum Aim. Jaemin Lee, Baekhwan Cho, Sun I. Kim Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, ...
James D. Westwood, 2001
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Pacific Medical Journal
ACROPHOBIA. By WINSLOW ANDERSON, M. D. Among the many curious psychical experiments that are now attracting the attention of scientific minds, the one to which the term" acrophobia" has been applied, has several points of interest.
David Wooster, Charles McCormick, John Frederick Morse, 1889
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Advanced Computational Intelligence Paradigms in Healthcare ...
2.3 Acrophobia The first studies on the efficacy of VRET in the treatment of acrophobia (fear of heights) were published in the mid '90s. The same authors conducted both a controlled study and a case-report study. In the former [36], [37],  ...
Sheryl Brahnam, Lakhmi C. Jain, 2011
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Long-term Treatments of Anxiety Disorders
anx. a=b>c a:50;b:65;c:8 8 Acrophobia q. — avoid. a=b>c a:62;b:70;c:12 Slide discomfort rating a=b>c a:50;b:56;c:3 Behaviorial test a=b=c>d a-c:44;d:-32 — Acrophobia q. — anx. a=b=c>d a-c:47;d:2 Acrophobia q. — avoid. a=b=c>d a-c: 49 ...
Matig Mavissakalian, Robert F. Prien, 1996
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Aaron Burrd, the Paranoid Bird With Acute Acrophobia
Both educational and fun, these stories are designed to be a stepping-stone for youngsters toward more progressive reading as well as to prepare them for later school.
Carl L. Jones, Jones Vicki, 2008
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Psychology - Phobias: -Phobia, Ablutophobia, Acarophobia, ...
This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikia, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACROPHOBIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acrophobia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Navy Pier shuts gates at full capacity for fireworks show
There was air and a tiny frisson of acrophobia. Now riders will be sealed in heated and cooled cars, so the tourists packing Navy Pier can seek ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
2
Idris Elba conquered fear of heights for TV show
Idris Elba has revealed how he had to get over his acrophobia for a new TV show. The Luther star had to fulfil challenges such as rally car ... «Basingstoke Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Rugby World Cup 2015: Watch Sam Warburton overcome by fear of …
For Warburton, the next fortnight means conquering his acrophobia that nearly brought the 54-times capped Welsh skipper to his knees when ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
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Would you spend a night in the world's scariest hotel room?
Dream or nightmare? Sleep suspended under the stars. (Natura Vive). If you've got acrophobia, or fear of heights, this place is not for you. «Fox News, Jul 15»
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Birding In The National Parks: Fear No Heights In Your Birding
Secondly, and even more importantly, make absolutely certain at least one licensed driver in the car does NOT suffer from acrophobia. «National Parks Traveler, Jun 15»
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Reasons to be fearful are no laughing matter
3) Heights: The technical term is 'acrophobia' which shouldn't be confused with an arachnophobe that can't spell. Being frightened of heights is ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jun 15»
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Written By Neil Steinberg Posted: 06/28/2015, 01:44pm
There was air and a tiny frisson of acrophobia. Now riders will be sealed in heated and cooled cars, so the tourists packing Navy Pier can seek ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jun 15»
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'Tuk' my breath away
Just perfect for someone that suffers with acrophobia, I silently despaired. Mulling on random thoughts in a desperate bid to distract myself, ... «nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper, Jun 15»
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Project Morpheus Game Challenges You To Walk Between The …
It's probably the type of virtual reality experience that will make those with acrophobia a little anxious at best, terrified at worse. The project is ... «Siliconera, Jun 15»
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Navy Pier to get bigger Ferris wheel
There was air and a tiny frisson of acrophobia. Now riders will be sealed in heated and cooled cars, so the tourists packing Navy Pier can seek ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Acrophobia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/acrophobia>. May 2024 ».
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