acrophobia
Fear of elevation
Acrophobia is an intense fear of heights.
The condition goes beyond normal caution—someone with acrophobia may panic on a balcony or freeze on a ladder.
Her acrophobia made the glass-floored observation deck unbearable.
The word combines Greek roots for "summit" and "fear."
Persistent irrational dread
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- fearEmotional response to threat
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
avoidance · desensitization · trigger · fight-or-flight · hypnotherapy
Unsteady, spinning sensation
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- sweatingMoisture through pores
nausea · hyperventilation · lightheadedness · disorientation · paralysis · freezing · clamminess · unsteadiness
Height above reference point
- cliffVertical rock wall
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- balconyRaised exterior platform
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
rooftop · precipice · tower · highrise · ladder · bridge · overlook · summit
Roadside safety barrier
- handrailBar for gripping on stairs
- railingHorizontal safety bar
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- ground-floorLowest inhabited story
phobia
Persistent irrational dread
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- fearEmotional response to threat
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
terror · avoidance · desensitization · trigger · fight-or-flight · hypnotherapy
dizziness
Unsteady, spinning sensation
sweating · nausea · hyperventilation · lightheadedness · disorientation · paralysis · freezing · clamminess · unsteadiness · wooziness
elevation
Height above reference point
- cliffVertical rock wall
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- balconyRaised exterior platform
ledge · rooftop · precipice · tower · highrise · ladder · bridge · overlook · summit · peak
guardrail
Roadside safety barrier
claustrophobia
Dread of enclosed areas
- aerophobiaIrrational dread of flying
- fearfear, dread, afraid, fright, frightened
- fearsspiders, snakes, falling, heights, death
- phobiasphobia, claustrophobia, bibliophobia, aquaphobia, arachnophobia
- acrophobiafear of heights, vertigo, dizziness, height, altitude
- travel woesjet lag, homesickness, lost luggage, flight delay, travel delay