Home › Words › C › climacophobiaclimacophobiaclimacophobia · noun — the fear of staircases or of falling down stairs.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax, “ladder, staircase”) + New Latin -phobia, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).nounThe fear of staircases or of falling down stairs.e.g.“Lucy: Are you afraid of staircases? If you are, then you have climacophobia.” — 1965, Charles M. Schulz, A Charlie Brown Christmas, 05:46-05:51:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bathmophobia 78% match — The fear of stairs and steep slopes. vs climacophobia →batophobia 64% match — The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down. vs climacophobia →stasiphobia 64% match — A morbid fear of standing upright. vs climacophobia →ambulophobia 64% match — Fear of walking or standing. vs climacophobia →cremnophobia 64% match — A morbid fear of abysses or precipices. vs climacophobia →acrophobia 64% match — phobia or strong fear of being high above ground level vs climacophobia →casadastraphobia 62% match — The fear of falling into the sky. vs climacophobia →bathophobia 62% match — The fear of volumes with large depths such as stairways and deep caves. vs climacophobia →