acrophobe
US/ˈækɹəˌfoʊb/
acrophobe noun: a person who suffers from acrophobia, a fear of heights.
Noun
acrophobe (plural acrophobes)
- A person who suffers from acrophobia, a fear of heights.
- Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe.2009 July 19, Lizette Alvarez, “Whee! Also, There’s a Net”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
- Paradoxes abounded in Mr. Tishman’s life. A self-described acrophobe who shied away from the precipices of the skyscrapers he was constructing, he loved piloting his own airplanes.2016 February 11, David W. Dunlap, “John Tishman, an Acrophobe Who Took the Manhattan Skyline to New Heights”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2020
acrophobe meaning in Tamil
acrophobe in Tamil
- கீழ்நோக்கு அச்சம்
Forms of acrophobe
| plural | acrophobes |
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Origin of acrophobe
From acro- + -phobe.
Questions about acrophobe
- What does acrophobe mean?
- Acrophobe means a person who suffers from acrophobia, a fear of heights.
- What is acrophobe in Tamil?
- Acrophobe in Tamil is கீழ்நோக்கு அச்சம். See Acrophobe meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is acrophobe?
- Acrophobe is a noun.
- How do you pronounce acrophobe?
- Acrophobe is pronounced /ˈækɹəˌfoʊb/ (US).
- What is the plural of acrophobe?
- The plural of acrophobe is acrophobes.
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