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stasiphobia

stasiphobia noun: a morbid fear of standing upright.

Noun

stasiphobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) A morbid fear of standing upright.
    • Basiphobia is the psychic element characteristic of pseudotabetics; also agarophobia^([sic]) and stasiphobia.1922, International Medical Digest, page 374
    • Stasiphobia is the fear of standing. Presumably, someone who suffers from both stasiphobia and kathisophobia has no option but to lay in bed all day while the rest of us work.2019, Andrew Thompson, Spiders, Clowns, and Great Mole Rats: Over 150 Phobias That Will Freak You Out, from Arachnophobia to Zemmiphobia

Questions about stasiphobia

What does stasiphobia mean?
Stasiphobia means a morbid fear of standing upright.
What part of speech is stasiphobia?
Stasiphobia is a noun.

Words near stasiphobia in the dictionary

  1. stasima
  2. stasimon
  3. stasimorphy
  4. stasiology
  5. stasipatric
  6. stasiphobia
  7. stasis
  8. stasis lock
  9. stasis locks
  10. stasis papillomatosis
  11. Stasko

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