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Vertigo vs Acrophobia - What's the difference?

vertigo | acrophobia |

As nouns the difference between vertigo and acrophobia

is that vertigo is vertigo while acrophobia is fear of heights.

vertigo

English

(wikipedia vertigo)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
  • A disordered or imbalanced state of mind or things analogous to physical vertigo; mental giddiness or dizziness.
  • The act of whirling round and round; rapid rotation.

    • Synonyms

    * dizziness * giddiness

    Derived terms

    * vertiginous ----

    acrophobia

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Fear of heights.

    • Synonyms

    * altophobia

    Antonyms

    * bathophobia

    See also

    * batophobia