Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bathmophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bath-mo-pho-bia
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fear of stairs and steep slopes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is closely related to bathmophobia, which is a fear of stairs or steep slopes, and climacophobia, which is a fear of stairs, climbing, or of falling down stairs."
"Bathmophobia, as with other clinical fears, is generally not diagnosed in children unless it persists for more than six months."
"For visitors falling ill or who are prone to acrophobia (fear of heights) or bathmophobia (fear of stairs), restoration workers installed a tiny emergency elevator to enable Park Service rangers to ascend quickly all the way to Liberty's neck and then spirit people out."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαθμός (bathmós, “step”) + -phobia.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: βαθμός
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

climacophobia

Questions

What does bathmophobia mean?: The fear of stairs and steep slopes.
Where does bathmophobia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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