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Meaning of "acrophobic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACROPHOBIC

acrophobic  [ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACROPHOBIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acrophobic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ACROPHOBIC 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 acrophobic in the English dictionary

The definition of acrophobic in the dictionary is suffering from acrophobia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACROPHOBIC


aerophobic
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪk
agoraphobic
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪk
anthropophobic
ˌænθrəpəˈfəʊbɪk
aquaphobic
ˌækwəˈfəʊbɪk
astraphobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
astrophobic
ˌæstrəˈfəʊbɪk
claustrophobic
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪk
homophobic
ˌhɒməˈfəʊbɪk
hydrophobic
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪk
Islamophobic
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪk
lyophobic
ˌlaɪəʊˈfəʊbɪk
monophobic
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪk
necrophobic
ˌnɛkrəʊˈfəʊbɪk
nyctophobic
ˌnɪktəˈfəʊbɪk
ochlophobic
ˌɒkləˈfəʊbɪk
phobic
ˈfəʊbɪk
photophobic
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪk
Russophobic
ˌrʌsəʊˈfəʊbɪk
technophobic
ˌteknəʊˈfəʊbɪk
xenophobic
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACROPHOBIC

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACROPHOBIC

aerobic
ailourophobic
ailurophobic
anaerobic
anglophobic
batrachophobic
computerphobic
cyberphobic
dysmorphophobic
eleutherophobic
Europhobic
gynophobic
heliophobic
Negrophobic
neophobic
pyrophobic
saprobic
taphephobic
triskaidekaphobic
zelophobic

Synonyms and antonyms of acrophobic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «acrophobic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACROPHOBIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

恐高症患者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acrophobic
570 millions of speakers

English

acrophobic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

acrophobic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

acrophobic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

acrophobic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acrophobic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

acrophobic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acrophobic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Acrophobic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

acrophobic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

高所恐怖症気味の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

acrophobic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Acrophobic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

acrophobic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர அச்சம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एक्रोफोबिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acrophobic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acrophobic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

acrophobic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

acrophobic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acrophobic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

acrophobic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

acrophobic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

acrophobic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

acrophobic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acrophobic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACROPHOBIC»

The term «acrophobic» is normally little used and occupies the 142.825 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACROPHOBIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «acrophobic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «acrophobic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACROPHOBIC»

Discover the use of acrophobic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acrophobic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Following Atticus LP: Forty-Eight High Peaks, One Little ...
Middle-aged, overweight, and acrophobic newspaper editor Tom Ryan and a little dog named Atticus M. Finch are an unlikely pair of mountaineers—but after a close friend dies of cancer, the two pay tribute to her by attempting to climb all ...
Tom Ryan, 2011
2
Egbert: The Acrophobic Eagle
Baby eaglets, Eva and Egbert, learn to overcome fears. They discover that sometimes fears may be overcome because fate wills it to happen.
3
Issues in Computer Engineering: 2012 Edition
(2011 MAR 17) Valencia Polytechnic University: Using augmented and virtual reality for the development of acrophobic scenarios. Comparison of the levels of presence and anxiety “Acrophobia has been treated using exposure in imagination ...
‎2013
4
Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon and Washington: From the ...
The authors highly recommend the alternate route to non-acrophobic hikers only. However, sec- tions of that trail are merely notches blasted into cliff walls to make passages suitable for non-acrophobic hikers but too low for riders and perhaps ...
Jeffrey P. Schaffer, Andy Selters, 2013
5
Pacific Crest Trail: Oregon and Washington
The authors highly recommend the alternate route to non-acrophobic hikers only. However, sec- tions of that trail are merely notches blasted into cliff walls to make passages suitable for non-acrophobic hikers but too low for riders and perhaps ...
Jeffrey P. Schaffer, Andy Selters, 2012
6
Flying Beyond Fear Workbook:
Some acrophobic flyers view the flooring and the plane itself as fragile and fear they may fall if they move about the cabin. They may do better not sitting close to a window and picking an aisle seat instead. The socially phobic flyer is especially  ...
Dr. Yvonne DeMoss, 2013
7
An Excess of Phobias and Manias
an acrophobic component in that these roadways are frequently elevated. An Acrophobic Shared His Experiences • For one man, life was an unnerving affair. • The "high anxiety" of a twenty-seven year old civil servant suffered from a condition ...
‎2003
8
Origins of Phobias and Anxiety Disorders: Why More Women ...
Hence, acrophobic individuals overestimate the danger inherent in heights relative to controls (Menzies & Clarke, 1995a). Their estimates of danger increase more dramatically upon entering the phobic situation as well (Menzies & Clarke, ...
Michelle G. Craske, 2003
9
The World of Words: Vocabulary for College Success
-phobia 10. acrophobia (noun) ̆akrə-f ̄ob ̄e-ə From Greek: acros (highest) - phobia (fear) fear of heights Yuiry's acrophobia prevented him from riding on the Ferris wheel. Related Words acrophobic (adjective) Acrophobic people often have ...
Margaret Ann Richek, 2010
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Advanced Computational Intelligence Paradigms in Healthcare ...
In the former [36], [37], acrophobic college students were assigned to VRET (N= 10) or to a waiting-list control condition (N= 7). Treatment consisted in seven individual sessions of immersion in VEs simulating various situations (footbridges , ...
Sheryl Brahnam, Lakhmi C. Jain, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACROPHOBIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acrophobic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Reader reminds it's never too late to redefine yourself
"Read this with interest as I am somewhat acrophobic myself and wondering if it's worth the trouble and panicky feelings to try to overcome," ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Summer dishes that bring the outdoors in
I used my aptitude for scaling trees (something that never ceases to amaze me as a mildly acrophobic adult) to help me feed the insatiable ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Virtually Controlling Fear
The new generation of VR headsets can easily transport acrophobic patients up high cliffs, claustrophobics in tight situations and people with ... «Movie TV Tech Geeks News, Jul 15»
4
THE INSIDER: Courting disaster while lost in irony
... that South African youth are not inherently xenophobic or acrophobic and thus should use the month to follow to convey such a message.". «BDlive, Jun 15»
5
Ofcom are officially investigating Britain's Got Talent's dancing dog …
The cat got out of the bag/acrophobic dog fell off his lie-platform when Matisse's owner, Jules, revealed the day after the final: "Matisse is a little ... «heatworld, Jun 15»
6
HGTV contest features highest Tucson home
The view from the patio, from which you can see Baboquivari Peak to the far southwest of Tucson, is not for the acrophobic. The layout of the ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jun 15»
7
What It's Like to Ride in a Blimp
Peering out the rather flimsy-looking windows, I mention to Charlie that I'm a bit acrophobic. He reassures me: "Blimps really are the safest ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
8
From treetop Tarzan to a dram beside the fireside
Apart from the small queue beginning to develop behind me there was another good reason for overcoming my acrophobic moment as quickly ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
9
TEMECULA: Balloon and wine fest continues Sunday
... Wine Festival are barely beyond the entrance gate when they encounter the event's most economical and least acrophobic opportunity to get ... «Press-Enterprise, May 15»
10
Life Looks Better in These Five Photobooks
... the British conceptual photographer makes his viewers assume either a suffocating view, or a position not recommended for the acrophobic. «Inquirer.net, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Acrophobic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/acrophobic>. Apr 2024 ».
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