밀실공포증

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 밀실(密室) (milsil, “hidden room; secret chamber”) + 공포증(恐怖症) (gongpojeung, “phobia”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	milsil gongpojeung
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	milsil gongpojeung
McCune–Reischauer?	milsil kongp'ochŭng
Yale Romanization?	mil.sil kōngphoqcung

Noun

밀실공포증 • (milsilgongpojeung) (hanja 密室恐怖症)

1. claustrophobia

   Synonyms: 폐소공포증 (pyesogongpojeung), 폐쇄공포증 (pyeswaegongpojeung), 폐실공포증 (pyesilgongpojeung)