Definition
A strong, persistent fear of cliffs, steep slopes, or precipices; a phobia related to high drops.
Etymology
From Greek kremna (cliff, crag, overhanging rock) combined with phobos (fear). The Greek kremna is related to the verb kremasthai (to hang), referring to how cliffs 'hang' over the landscape below.
Kelly Says
Cremnophobia is psychologically interesting because it's more specific than 'fear of heights'—you can have acrophobia (fear of heights) without cremnophobia, showing how language captures fine-grained human anxieties that our brains distinguish!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክርም paura
kirm paura
ARالعربية
فوبيا الكريمة
fo-bi-ya al-krim
BNবাংলা
ক্রিম ভয়
krim bo-y
CACatalà
cremnofòbia
kre-mno-fo-bee-a
CSČeština
kremnofobie
kre-mno-fo-bee
DADansk
cremnofobi
kre-mno-fo-bi
DEDeutsch
Cremnophobie
kre-mno-fo-bee
ELΕλληνικά
φόβος κρέμας
fos kremas
ESEspañol
cremnofobia
kre-mno-fo-bee-a
FAفارسی
ترس از کرم
taras az karam
FISuomi
kremnofobia
kre-mno-fo-bee-a
FRFrançais
crémnophobie
krem-no-fo-bee
HAHA
krem bama
krem ba-ma
HEעברית
פוביה לקרם
fo-bi-ya la-kram
HIहिन्दी
क्रीमफोबिया
krim-fo-bi-ya
HUMagyar
kremnofobia
kre-mno-fo-bee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
kremo phobia
kre-mo fo-bee-a
ITItaliano
cremnofobia
kre-mno-fo-bee-a
JA日本語
クレモフォビア
kuremo-fo-bia
KKKK
көме құрметі
kome kurmeti
KMKM
ក្រីម ភាព
kriem phaap
KO한국어
크레모공포증
keuremo gongpojeung
MSBahasa Melayu
kremo phobia
kre-mo fo-bee-a
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်း ခြောက်
kyaing khya-uk
NLNederlands
cremnofobie
kre-mno-fo-bee
NONorsk
cremnofobi
kre-mno-fo-bi
PLPolski
kremnofobia
kre-mno-fo-bee-a
PTPortuguês
cremnofobia
kre-mno-fo-bee-a
RORomână
cremnofobie
kre-mno-fo-bee-a
RUРусский
кремнофобия
kre-mno-fo-bi-ya
SVSvenska
cremnofobi
kre-mno-fo-bi
SWKiswahili
woga ya kreami
wo-ga ya kreami
TAதமிழ்
கிரீம் பயம்
kırım payam
TEతెలుగు
క్రీం భయం
krim bhayam
TLTL
kremo phobia
kre-mo fo-bee-a
TRTürkçe
kremnofobi
kre-mno-fo-bi
UKУкраїнська
кремнофобія
kre-mno-fo-bi-ya
URاردو
کریم فوبیا
karim fo-bi-ya
VITiếng Việt
sợ kem
so kem
ZH中文
奶油恐惧症
nǎi yóu kǒng jù zhèng