"bathmophobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek βαθμός (bathmós, “step”) + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|βαθμός||step}} Ancient Greek βαθμός (bathmós, “step”), {{suffix|en||phobia}} + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bathmophobia (uncountable)
  1. The fear of stairs and steep slopes. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phobias Synonyms: climacophobia

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