ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Basophobia

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Basophobia is a noun meaning Inability to walk or stand erect, due to emotional causes.

Meaning

Inability to walk or stand erect, due to emotional causes.

More Meanings

  1. Fear of falling

Example Sentences

In basophobia the patient by a sort of auto-suggestion persuades himself that it is impossible to stand upon his legs.
Although not diagnosed with basophobia, the clinical term for this fear, Bourgeois made it a major theme in her art. For example, the Personages of 1947-9 are unable to stand on their own […]

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include basiphobia, stasibasiphobia, stasiphobia, batophobia, bathmophobia, sitophobia.

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