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  1. n. neologism A fear of crossing bridges.

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  • “Tonight's gephyrophobia episode that's fear of bridges — Brick's parents attempt to get him to cross a covered bridge only has loose parallels to Shaffer.”

    Meet The Middle Scene Stealer Atticus Shaffer

  • “There was Tender at the Bone, which movingly explained how little Ruth developed her palate and later overcame a crippling gephyrophobia.”

    All About Her Mother

  • “The best article on the subject, I think, is still The New Yorker's:Almost everyone in the Bay Area knows someone who has jumped, and it is perhaps not surprising that the most common fear among San Franciscans is gephyrophobia, the fear of crossing bridges.”

    Gerry Canavan

  • “Almost everyone in the Bay Area knows someone who has jumped, and it is perhaps not surprising that the most common fear among San Franciscans is gephyrophobia, the fear of crossing bridges.”

    Gerry Canavan

  • “Bolsheviks Bolshephobia books bibliophobia bound (being) or tied up merinthophobia bowel movements (painful) defecaloesiophobia brain disease meningitophobia bridges (crossing) gephyrophobia buildings (high) batophobia bullets ballistophobia (see also missiles) bulls taurophobia buried alive (being) taphephobia cancer carcinomophobia cats ailurophobia”

    pangsuan Diary Entry

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  • jmjarmstrong JM is concerned about gephyrophobes and wonders are they burning their bridges? Mar 8, 2009

  • whichbe An abnormal and persistent fear of crossing bridges. May 12, 2008

  • reesetee This phobia would be understandable in light of recent news.... Aug 3, 2007

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