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prettygoodword ([personal profile] prettygoodword) wrote2007-08-29 07:24 am

gephyrophobia

gephyrophobia - n., fear of crossing bridges.


Actually, the definitions are not entirely clear whether it's of bridges themselves or crossing them -- enough have the latter that I've pretty sure that's the intended meaning. From, as you might expect, Greek gephyra, bridge.

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[identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com 2007-08-30 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
Glad you liked it!

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[identity profile] countquestions.livejournal.com 2007-08-31 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
there are just so many phobias. nice one :D