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AGORAPHOBIA

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ag⋅o⋅ra⋅pho⋅bi⋅a

  [ag-er-uh-foh-bee-uh]
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–noun Psychiatry.
an abnormal fear of being in crowds, public places, or open areas, sometimes accompanied by anxiety attacks.
Origin:
1870–75; agora + -phobia
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ag·o·ra·pho·bi·a   (āg'ər-ə-fō'bē-ə)   
n.  An abnormal fear of open or public places.

[Greek agorā, marketplace; see ger- in Indo-European roots + -phobia.]
ag·o·ra·pho'bi·ac' (-āk') n., ag'o·ra·pho'bic adj. & n.
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Word Origin & History

agoraphobia 
"fear of open spaces," 1873, from Ger. Agorophobie, coined by psychiatrist Carl Westphal, 1871, from Gk. agora "open space" (typically a marketplace), from ageirein "to assemble," + -phobia "fear."
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Main Entry: ag·o·ra·pho·bia
Pronunciation: "ag(-&)-r&-'fO-bE-&
Function: noun
: abnormal fear of being helpless in asituation from which escape may be difficult or embarrassing that is characterized initially often by panic or anticipatory anxiety and finally by avoidance of open or public places
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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agoraphobia ag·o·ra·pho·bi·a (āg'ər-ə-fō'bē-ə)
n.
Phobia of open or public places.

ag'o·ra·pho'bic adj.

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