Dictionary

acrophobe en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈækɹəˌfoʊb/ (General-American)

Etymology

From acro- + -phobe.

Meanings

1. A person who suffers from acrophobia, a fear of heights.
   • 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:
   • 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:
   • Mia and Sebastian take a romantic stroll on an elegant, curvy concrete bridge that love-struck acrophobes wouldn’t be caught dead on. 2017 January 9, Jordan Rane, “Did you love ‘La La Land’? This L.A. trip is for you”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2025:

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Relateds

acrophobia