claustrophobia
an irrational or disproportionate fear of being in small or confined places and being unable to escape.
Origin of claustrophobia
1Other words from claustrophobia
- claus·tro·pho·bic, adjective, noun
Words Nearby claustrophobia
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How to use claustrophobia in a sentence
When I stepped into his 6- by 13-foot cell, I had instant claustrophobia.
Here’s a Reform Even the Koch Brothers and George Soros Can Agree On | Tina Brown | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTArachnophobia is an irrational fear of spiders and claustrophobia is an irrational fear of small places.
You hear stories about going loopy from claustrophobia and stuff.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke GallunThe cigar was his protection, his secret weapon, against the claustrophobia the mosquitero gave him.
The Five Arrows | Allan ChaseI know it's horrible—many of our visitors suffer claustrophobia, but they just must be built that way.
The Brain | Alexander Blade
claustrophobia is the malady of those who have a horror of close quarters from which they can not easily make their escape.
Poise: How to Attain It | D. StarkeTo-day he was feeling the claustrophobia of London more acutely than usual.
H.M.S. ---- | Klaxon
British Dictionary definitions for claustrophobia
/ (ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪə, ˌklɒs-) /
an abnormal fear of being closed in or of being in a confined space
Origin of claustrophobia
1Derived forms of claustrophobia
- claustrophobe, noun
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Cultural definitions for claustrophobia
[ (klaw-struh-foh-bee-uh) ]
An abnormal fear of being shut in or enclosed.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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