Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An abnormal fear of being near an object of great height, such as a skyscraper or mountain.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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'Agoraphobia' is the fear of crossing an open space, 'batophobia' is the fear that high things will fall, 'siderophobia' is the fear of thunder and lightning, 'pathophobia' is the fear of disease, whilst 'pantophobia' is the fear of everything and everybody.
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And here, listen to this, 'batophobia, the fear that high things will fall, atrophobia, fear of thunder and lightning, pantophobia, the fear of every thing and every one' ....
The Branding Iron Katharine Newlin Burt 1929
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Bolsheviks Bolshephobia books bibliophobia bound (being) or tied up merinthophobia bowel movements (painful) defecaloesiophobia brain disease meningitophobia bridges (crossing) gephyrophobia buildings (high) batophobia bullets ballistophobia (see also missiles) bulls taurophobia buried alive (being) taphephobia cancer carcinomophobia cats ailurophobia
pangsuan Diary Entry pangsuan 2003
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word batophobia
The compound substance Batman releases from his utility belt to confound the Scarecrow.
March 7, 2007
whichbe commented on the word batophobia
An abnormal fear of being near an object of great height, such as a skyscraper or mountain.
May 12, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word batophobia
JM is able to leap batophobia at a single bound.
September 12, 2010