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nounhypsophobia (uncountable)
- uncountableFear of heights.
Though I had more instructions, I was overcome by a huge dizzying wave of hypsophobia as I stared at him, his boots balanced on the narrow sill, his rear end dangling in outer space.
1967, Sue Kaufman, Diary of a Mad Housewife, page 94
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hypsophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypsophobia
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“hypsophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypsophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypsophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypsophobia.
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