| 单词 | claustrophobia |
| 释义 | claustrophobia (once / 18411 pages) n Claustrophobia is an irrational or abnormal fear of being in an enclosed space. If your heart races in an elevator, or you break out in a cold sweat in a walk-in closet, you might have claustrophobia. Claustrophobia is made of ancient Latin words. Phobia means "fear," and claustro means "bolt" — the kind you put on a door. Broadly speaking, the opposite of claustrophobia is agoraphobia, which is the fear of open spaces. For fun, try adding "-phobia" to your own personal source of dread! For example, “math-phobia.” WORD FAMILYclaustrophobia: claustrophobe, claustrophobic+/claustrophobe: claustrophobes/claustrophobic: claustrophobically USAGE EXAMPLESAnd in the middle of class, when his legs start to shake or his claustrophobia starts to set in, he’s aware. Washington Times(Nov 19, 2016) I have had late stage cancer; I suffer from migraines and claustrophobia, and I also happen to be sentient female. Salon(Nov 03, 2016) Cinematographer Ethan Palmer frames the scenes — especially the most troubling ones — tightly, adding to the sense of helpless claustrophobia. Washington Post(Sep 22, 2016) n a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space Hyper simple phobia any phobia (other than agoraphobia) associated with relatively simple well-defined stimuli |
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