Meaning of climacophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

The fear of staircases or of falling down stairs.

uncountable

Examples

“Lucy: Are you afraid of staircases? If you are, then you have climacophobia.”

“I myself have recently developed mild climacophobia (fear of falling downstairs). Don't know why, but I'm convinced that someday I'll fall down a flight of stairs and hurt myself badly.”

“I once knew a tall kyphophobic man, Who was sick of stooping so low; Sadly he developed climacophobia, When he moved from his bungalow.”

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