climacophobia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fear of staircases or of falling down stairs.

Word forms

climacophobia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax, “ladder, staircase”) + New Latin -phobia, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Synonyms

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