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Acrophobia: An unusual fear of High places / Heights
Pronounced as Ack ( from Attack) + Row + Phobia
Acrophobia is based on the Greek root Akros meaning Extreme / Topmost and Greek Phobos meaning Fear.
Numerous words are built on the root – Akros:
- Acrobat – Gymnast Entertainer. Comes from Akros + Bainein (Greek – to walk) = Acrobatos – To walk on the extreme.
- Acronym – Akros + Onuma (Greek – Name). It literally means “Tip-name” (name using the the first letters of the expanded name)
Situational Uses:
- The kid standing at the top of the terrace, looked down at the other kids playing and immediately began to sweat and his knees began to tremble. He is suffering from Acrophobia.
- The doctor advised the patient not to travel to high places, since he not just suffered from heart disease but was also Acrophobic.
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