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Acrophobia vs Acarophobia - What's the difference?

acrophobia | acarophobia |

As nouns the difference between acrophobia and acarophobia

is that acrophobia is fear of heights while acarophobia is the fear of itching or of insects that cause itching.

acrophobia

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Fear of heights.

    • Synonyms

    * altophobia

    Antonyms

    * bathophobia

    See also

    * batophobia

    acarophobia

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) the fear of itching or of insects that cause itching
    • His acarophobia was obvious from his reaction when I told him he had lice.