batophobia

batophobia
bat·o·pho·bi·a (băt'ə-fōʹbē-ə) n.
An abnormal fear of being near an object of great height, such as a skyscraper or mountain.
  [Greek batos, passable (from bainein, to go. See gʷā- + -phobia.]   batʹo·phobe' n. bat'o·phoʹbic adj.

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