megalophobia
Fear of largeness
Megalophobia is an irrational fear of large things—tall buildings, massive statues, whales, airplanes, or any object whose scale feels overwhelming.
The phobia can trigger anxiety or panic when confronting or even imagining such objects: Her megalophobia made visiting New York unbearable.
Very tall urban building
- whaleHuge sea mammal
- redwoodTowering California conifer
- mountainTall natural landmass
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
sequoia · colossus · behemoth · leviathan · monolith · supertanker · cathedral · stadium
Lacking ability to cope
- powerlessnessInability to affect outcomes
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- insignificanceLack of consequence or weight
dwarfed · diminished · smallness · vulnerable · exposed · overcome · crushed · intimidated
Persistent apprehensive distress
- terrorExtreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
trepidation · apprehension · unease · fright · alarm · distress · aversion · vertigo
Abnormally rapid respiration
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- paralyzedUnable to move voluntarily
breathlessness · nausea · dizziness · fight-or-flight · freezing
skyscraper
Very tall urban building
glacier · sequoia · colossus · behemoth · leviathan · monolith · supertanker · cathedral · stadium · dam
helplessness
Lacking ability to cope
- powerlessnessInability to affect outcomes
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
insignificance · dwarfed · diminished · smallness · vulnerable · exposed · overcome · crushed · intimidated · awestruck
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
horror · trepidation · apprehension · unease · fright · alarm · distress · aversion · vertigo · trigger
hyperventilation
Abnormally rapid respiration
- heart-poundingCausing intense physical excitement
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
paralyzed · breathlessness · nausea · dizziness · fight-or-flight · freezing
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