폐실공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 폐실(閉室) (pyesil, “closure”) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, “phobia”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰje̞ɕʰiɭ ko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ] ~ [pʰe̞ɕʰiɭ ko̞(ː)ŋpʰo̞t͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [폐실 공(ː)포쯩/페실 공(ː)포쯩]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pyesil gongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pyesil gongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?	p'yesil kongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?	phyeysil kōngphoqcung

Noun

폐실공포증 • (pyesilgongpojeung) (hanja 閉室恐怖症)

1. claustrophobia

   Synonyms: 폐소공포증 (pyesogongpojeung), 폐쇄공포증 (pyeswaegongpojeung), 밀실공포증 (milsilgongpojeung)