Acrophobia
Acrophobia noun - A morbid fear of great heights.
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Synonyms for Acrophobia
Fear of heights and acrophobia are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fear of heights" instead a noun "Acrophobia".
Fear of heights
Acrophobia and fear of heights are semantically related. You can use "Acrophobia" instead a noun phrase "Fear of heights".
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Amongst the differences is that it relies on acrophobia (fear of heights) rather than claustrophobia, as it has much more of a scenery.
Source: Cable-Car Action Sequence - Acrophobia is the fear of heights, the idea being that the only sensible reason for a flying character not to do so is because they're literally afraid of heights (if this is genuinely the case, a Die or Fly situation can snap them out of it).
Source: Acrophobic Bird
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Fear of heights and Acrophobia. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acrophobia/fear_of_heights
Acrophobia & Fear of heights. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/acrophobia/fear_of_heights>.
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