bathophobia

/ˌbæθəˈfəʊbiə/

bathophobia

English Noun
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Definition

The fear of volumes with large depths such as stairways and deep caves.

Etymology

From batho- + -phobia.

Example Sentences

  • ""You're afraid of the dark. That's nyctophobia. And you're afraid of deep places, or depth. That's bathophobia.""
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