agoraphobic

[ag-er-uh-foh-bik]

ag·o·ra·pho·bic

[ag-er-uh-foh-bik]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of agoraphobia: She couldn't leave the house for years because of agoraphobic panic.
noun
2.
Also, ag·o·ra·pho·bi·ac [ag-er-uh-foh-bee-ak] . a person who suffers from agoraphobia.

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Agoraphobic has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

Origin:
1880–85; agora + -phobic
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agoraphobia (ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪə)
 
n
a pathological fear of being in public places, often resulting in the sufferer becoming housebound
 
agora'phobic
 
adj, —n

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