claustrophobie

French

Etymology

From Latin claustrum (“a shut in place”) + -phobie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klos.tʁɔ.fɔ.bi/

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Noun

claustrophobie f (plural claustrophobies)

1. claustrophobia

Related terms

• claustrophobe

Descendants

• → Turkish: klostrofobi
• → Romanian: claustrofobie

Further reading

• “claustrophobie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.