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What does the noun acrophobe mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun acrophobe . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
22 maj 2020 · Current definitions distinguish between three different states of responses to height exposure: a physiological height imbalance that results from an impaired visual control of balance, a more or less distressing visual height intolerance, and acrophobia at the severest end of the spectrum.
The earliest known use of the noun acrophobia is in the 1880s. OED's earliest evidence for acrophobia is from 1888, in the writing of A. Verga. acrophobia is formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: acro- comb. form, phobia n. See etymology.
The meaning of ACROPHOBE is an individual affected with acrophobia.
Acrophobia, intense fear of heights. Persons affected by acrophobia are intensely fearful and anxious when high off the ground, such as in elevated parking garages or on bridges, or when thinking about being high off the ground.
20 sie 2020 · acrophobia. (n.) "morbid fear of heights," 1887, medical Latin, from Greek akros "at the end, topmost" (from PIE root *ak- "be sharp, rise (out) to a point, pierce") + -phobia "fear." Coined by Italian physician Dr. Andrea Verga in a paper describing the condition, from which Verga himself suffered. In this paper, read somewhat over a year ago ...
word-forming element meaning "one who dreads, fears, or hates," from French -phobe, from Latin -phobus, from Greek -phobos "fearing," from phobos "fear, panic, flight," phobein "put to flight, frighten" (see phobia).
