acrophobian.

Brit.

/ˌakrə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/, U.S.

/ˌækrəˈfoʊbiə/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: acro- comb. form, phobia n.

Etymology: < acro- comb. form + phobia n., probably after Italian acrofobia (A. Verga, 1887).

Fear of being in high places.

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the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > irrational fears

pneumatophobia1678

hydrophobia1760

aerophobia1771

panophobia1784

phobia1786

pantophobia1807

necrophobia1833

phoby1834

syphilomania1838

hippophobia1840

phonophobia1841

syphilophobia1842

scotophobia1844

astrophobia1855

sitomania1859

sitophobia1859

thanatophobia1860

Satanophobia1861

batrachophobia1863

panphobia1870

agoraphobia1871

bogyphobia1872

pathophobia1873

aquaphobia1875

toxiphobia1876

claustrophobia1879

cynophobia1879

mysophobia1879

siderodromophobia1879

phthisiophobia1883

sitiophobia1884

ochlophobia1885

sitiomania1887

acrophobia1888

zoophobia1888

leprophobia1889

nosophobia1889

pamphobia1890

bacteriophobia1894

tuberculophobia1894

taeniiphobia1897

thalassophobia1897

topophobia1899

dysmorphophobia1900

akathisia1903

cremnophobia1903

musicophobia1903

ailurophobia1905

brontophobia1905

phobism1914

arachnophobia1925

school phobia1930

coprophobia1934

mycophobia1957

arachniphobia1966

computer phobia1972

coulrophobia1997

1888 A. Verga in Jrnl. Insanity Oct. 286 I venture to speak of an anomaly of sensibility and instinct, which..I call..acrophobia.

1889 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 2 176 Acrophobia... Though fearless of the contagion of cholera, he has palpitations on mounting a step-ladder, finds it unpleasant to ride on the top of a coach or to look out of even a first-story window.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 886 Both agoraphobia and acrophobia are common forms of imperative ideas.

1933 Mod. Psychologist Nov. 262/1 A man whose office is on the fifteenth floor will suddenly develop acrophobia.

1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 12 Sept. 7/3 Anyone who suffers from acrophobia should forego this part of the tour.

2007 Guardian 1 Sept. (Travel section) 14 (caption) It's known as..angel jumping... Looks like lunacy to us. It originated with the Australian special forces, but is now mostly used by thrill seekers and armies who want to test their soldiers for acrophobia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acrophobia
释义	acrophobian. Brit. /ˌakrə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪə/, U.S. /ˌækrəˈfoʊbiə/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: acro- comb. form, phobia n. Etymology: < acro- comb. form + phobia n., probably after Italian acrofobia (A. Verga, 1887). Fear of being in high places. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > irrational fears pneumatophobia1678 hydrophobia1760 aerophobia1771 panophobia1784 phobia1786 pantophobia1807 necrophobia1833 phoby1834 syphilomania1838 hippophobia1840 phonophobia1841 syphilophobia1842 scotophobia1844 astrophobia1855 sitomania1859 sitophobia1859 thanatophobia1860 Satanophobia1861 batrachophobia1863 panphobia1870 agoraphobia1871 bogyphobia1872 pathophobia1873 aquaphobia1875 toxiphobia1876 claustrophobia1879 cynophobia1879 mysophobia1879 siderodromophobia1879 phthisiophobia1883 sitiophobia1884 ochlophobia1885 sitiomania1887 acrophobia1888 zoophobia1888 leprophobia1889 nosophobia1889 pamphobia1890 bacteriophobia1894 tuberculophobia1894 taeniiphobia1897 thalassophobia1897 topophobia1899 dysmorphophobia1900 akathisia1903 cremnophobia1903 musicophobia1903 ailurophobia1905 brontophobia1905 phobism1914 arachnophobia1925 school phobia1930 coprophobia1934 mycophobia1957 arachniphobia1966 computer phobia1972 coulrophobia1997 1888 A. Verga in Jrnl. Insanity Oct. 286 I venture to speak of an anomaly of sensibility and instinct, which..I call..acrophobia. 1889 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 2 176 Acrophobia... Though fearless of the contagion of cholera, he has palpitations on mounting a step-ladder, finds it unpleasant to ride on the top of a coach or to look out of even a first-story window. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 886 Both agoraphobia and acrophobia are common forms of imperative ideas. 1933 Mod. Psychologist Nov. 262/1 A man whose office is on the fifteenth floor will suddenly develop acrophobia. 1971 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 12 Sept. 7/3 Anyone who suffers from acrophobia should forego this part of the tour. 2007 Guardian 1 Sept. (Travel section) 14 (caption) It's known as..angel jumping... Looks like lunacy to us. It originated with the Australian special forces, but is now mostly used by thrill seekers and armies who want to test their soldiers for acrophobia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1888
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