víðáttufælni

Icelandic

Etymology

From víðáttu (“of a wide expanse, of a wide open space”) the genitive form of víðátta (“a wide expanse, a wide open space”) + fælni (“a phobia”). Literally meaning a "phobia of wide open spaces".

Noun

víðáttufælni f (genitive singular víðáttufælni, no plural)

1. (phobia) agoraphobia
2. (phobia) kenophobia

Synonyms

• (agoraphobia): torgageigur m

Related terms

• öngfælni, innilokunarfælni