Polyglot Dictionary

Höhenangst

/ˈhøːənˌʔaŋst/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. fear of heights

    Built from Höhe (height) + Angst (fear).

    • Er leidet unter Höhenangst.

      He suffers from fear of heights.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Höhe height
  • Angst fear

Practice

1 What does Höhenangst mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er leidet unter ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Höhenangst?

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