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  • noun neologism A fear of crossing bridges.

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Examples

  • Tonight's gephyrophobia episode that's fear of bridges — Brick's parents attempt to get him to cross a covered bridge only has loose parallels to Shaffer.

    Meet The Middle Scene Stealer Atticus Shaffer 2011

  • There was Tender at the Bone, which movingly explained how little Ruth developed her palate and later overcame a crippling gephyrophobia.

    All About Her Mother 2009

  • There was Tender at the Bone, which movingly explained how little Ruth developed her palate and later overcame a crippling gephyrophobia.

    All About Her Mother 2009

  • Almost everyone in the Bay Area knows someone who has jumped, and it is perhaps not surprising that the most common fear among San Franciscans is gephyrophobia, the fear of crossing bridges.

    Shooting Death... 2005

  • The best article on the subject, I think, is still The New Yorker's:Almost everyone in the Bay Area knows someone who has jumped, and it is perhaps not surprising that the most common fear among San Franciscans is gephyrophobia, the fear of crossing bridges.

    Gerry Canavan 2007

  • Almost everyone in the Bay Area knows someone who has jumped, and it is perhaps not surprising that the most common fear among San Franciscans is gephyrophobia, the fear of crossing bridges.

    Gerry Canavan 2007

  • Almost everyone in the Bay Area knows someone who has jumped, and it is perhaps not surprising that the most common fear among San Franciscans is gephyrophobia, the fear of crossing bridges.

    January 2005 2005

  • 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

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  • This phobia would be understandable in light of recent news....

    August 3, 2007

  • An abnormal and persistent fear of crossing bridges.

    May 12, 2008

  • JM is concerned about gephyrophobes and wonders are they burning their bridges?

    March 8, 2009