Meanings
noungephyrophobia (uncountable)
- uncountableAn inordinate fear of bridges, especially crossing bridges.
Venice is a place to avoid if you suffer from gephyrophobia.
Origin
- Ancient Greekγέφυρα“bridge”
- Englishgephyrophobia
From Ancient Greek γέφυρα (géphura, “bridge”) + -phobia.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian гефирофобия
- гефирофобия (gefirofobija)fear of crossing bridges
French géphyrophobie
- géphyrophobiefear of crossing bridges
German Gephyrophobie
- Gephyrophobiefear of crossing bridges
Italian gefirofobia
- gefirofobiafear of crossing bridges
Japanese 渡橋恐怖症
- 渡橋恐怖症 (tokyō kyōfushō)fear of crossing bridges
Portuguese gefirofobia
- gefirofobiafear of crossing bridges
Turkish gefirofobi
- gefirofobifear of crossing bridges
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gephyrophobia
phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaarachnophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaalgophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobia
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
gephyrophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gephyrophobia
MLA
“gephyrophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gephyrophobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gephyrophobia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gephyrophobia.
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