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noun

acrophobia

a morbid fear of great heights

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Six example sentences with acrophobia, each labelled with its topic.

  • Her acrophobia kept her off the glass walkway, so she waited in the cafe and watched from below.

    Travel

  • Therapists treat acrophobia with graded exposure, starting on a second-floor balcony long before anyone mentions a bridge.

    Psychology

  • The observation deck added an inner rail after visitors with acrophobia refused to approach the sloping glass.

    Architecture

  • Her acrophobia ends at the fourth hold on the climbing wall, so the instructor keeps her routes low and long.

    Fitness

  • The actor's acrophobia was real, and the studio built the rooftop scene on a stage three feet off the floor.

    Movies

  • Acrophobia keeps him off the tower, so he sends a drone up and frames the skyline from a bench below.

    Photography

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