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altophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-to-pho-bia
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear of heights.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin altus (“high”) + -o- + -phobia. By surface analysis, alto- + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

acrophobia

Antonyms

bathophobia

Rhymes With

homophobia phobia xenophobia claustrophobia agoraphobia zenobia arachnophobia photophobia trypophobia hydrophobia acrophobia coulrophobia

Questions

What does altophobia mean?
Fear of heights.
Where does altophobia come from?
From Latin altus (“high”) + -o- + -phobia. By surface analysis, alto- + -phobia.

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