claustrophobia
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claustrophobia
- /ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ UK
- /ˌklɔː.strəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ US
- /ˌklɑs.trəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊbiə
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From Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from Latin claudō (“to shut, close; to imprison, confine”) + -phobia. First attested in the British Medical Journal.
noun claustrophobias
- The abnormal fear of closed, tight places. She complained of emaciation, nervousness, tenderness of the scalp, weakness of the back, claustrophobia, and other morbid fears.
Opposite: agoraphobia
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noun
Opposite: agoraphobia
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noun fear of closed, tight places
| Español | claustrofobia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폐소공포증 pyesogongpojeung, 폐쇄공포증 pyeswaegongpojeung, 폐실공포증 pyesilgongpojeung, 밀실공포증 milsilgongpojeung |
| 日本語 | 閉所恐怖症 heisho kyōfushō |
| 中文 | 幽閉恐懼症 /幽闭恐惧症 yōubì kǒngjùzhèng |
| Português | claustrofobia |
| Français | claustrophobie |
| Deutsch | Platzangst, Klaustrophobie, Raumangst |
| Italiano | claustrofobia |
| Ελληνικά | κλειστοφοβία kleistofovía |
| Română | claustrofobie |
| Русский | клаустрофо́бия klaustrofóbija |
| עברית | קלאוסטרופוביה |
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title = {claustrophobia},
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