claustrophobianoun [ U ]
uk/ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/us/ˌklɑː.strəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/fear of being in closed spaces:
He suffers from claustrophobia so he never travels on underground trains.
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Fear & phobias
- acrophobia
- aerophobia
- agoraphobia
- agoraphobic
- alarm
- arachnophobia
- chill
- cold sweat
- dread
- fearful
- fright
- homophobia
- horror
- hydrophobia
- hydrophobic
- panic
- panic stations
- phobia
- terror
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