Acrophobia

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Meaning

Fear of heights

हिंदी अर्थ

ऊँचाई से लगने वाला अत्यधिक डर

Example sentences

His acrophobia keeps him off the terrace.

She refused the ropeway because of acrophobia.

Daily use: Chhat pe nahi jata, acrophobia hai.

Word forms
Acrophobia nAcrophobic adj
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Acrophobia में 'acro' यानी ऊँचाई — वही जो acrobat में है, जो ऊँचाई पर करतब दिखाता है — और 'phobia' यानी डर। ऊँचाई का डर = acrophobia।

ACRO means height, as in acrobat, who performs high in the air, and PHOBIA means fear. Put them together: acrophobia is the fear of heights.

Exam note

SSC phobia परिवार साथ पूछता है — claustrophobia (बंद जगह), hydrophobia (पानी), xenophobia (विदेशी), agoraphobia (खुली या भीड़ वाली जगह), nyctophobia (अंधेरा)। Adjective acrophobic।

SSC tests the phobia family together: claustrophobia (closed spaces), hydrophobia (water), xenophobia (foreigners), agoraphobia (open or crowded places), nyctophobia (darkness). Adjective: acrophobic.

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