claustrophobia

English

Etymology

From Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from claudō (“I shut, close; I imprison, confine”) + -phobia. First attested in the British Medical Journal.

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌklɑː.strəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/
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  • Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

claustrophobia (usually uncountable, plural claustrophobias)

  1. The fear of closed, tight places.

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