English Explanatory Dictionary

basophobia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Inability to walk or stand erect, due to emotional causes.
  2. Fear of falling

Word forms

basophobia basiphobia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάσις (básis, “step”) + -phobia. Alternatively, from baso- + -phobia. By surface analysis, bas- + -o- + -phobe + -ia.

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