Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acrophobe

/ˈækɹəˌfoʊb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: acro-phobe
IPA: /ˈækɹəˌfoʊb/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who suffers from acrophobia, a fear of heights.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"Mia and Sebastian take a romantic stroll on an elegant, curvy concrete bridge that love-struck acrophobes wouldn’t be caught dead on."

Etymology

From acro- + -phobe.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈækɹəˌfoʊb/

Inflected Forms

acrophobes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

acrophobia

Questions

How do you pronounce acrophobe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈækɹəˌfoʊb/.
What does acrophobe mean?: A person who suffers from acrophobia, a fear of heights.
Where does acrophobe come from?: From acro- + -phobe.

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