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Definition of claustrophobia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

claustrophobia

noun
 
/ˌklɒstrəˈfəʊbiə/,
 
/ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbiə/
 
/ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbiə/
[uncountable]
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  1. an extreme fear of being shut in a small place; the unpleasant feeling that a person gets in a situation that limits them
    • to suffer from/have/get claustrophobia
    • She felt she had to escape from the claustrophobia of family life.
    • I hate lifts—they give me claustrophobia.
    compare agoraphobia
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + claustrophobia
    • get
    • suffer from
    • give somebody
    • …
    phrases
    • a feeling of claustrophobia
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    Word Originlate 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin claustrum ‘lock, bolt’ + -phobia (see phobia).
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