Basophobia

/bæsoʊˈfoʊbiə/ noun

Definition

An irrational fear of walking or of standing upright, sometimes also referring to fear of bases or basic things.

Etymology

From Greek 'basis' (base or stepping) and '-phobia' (fear), literally meaning 'fear of the base or of standing.'

Kelly Says

Basophobia is a genuine psychiatric condition, though rare—it's part of a family of movement-related fears that reveal how the brain can develop irrational terror of the most ordinary actions.

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