claustrophobia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from claudō (“I shut, close; I imprison, confine”) + -phobia. First attested in the British Medical Journal.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌklɑː.strəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Noun[edit]
claustrophobia (usually uncountable, plural claustrophobias)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
fear of closed, tight places
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