CLAUSTROPHOBIA


Meaning of CLAUSTROPHOBIA in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ klo ̇ s-tr ə - ' f ō -b ē - ə

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin claustrum + New Latin -phobia

Date: 1879

: abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces

– claus · tro · phobe \ ' klo ̇ s-tr ə - ˌ f ō b \ noun

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