AGORAPHOBIA

[ag.o.ra.pho.bia] n [NL, fr. Gk agora + NL -phobia] (1873): abnormal fear of being helpless in an embarrassing or unescapable situation that is characterized esp. by the avoidance of open or public places -- ag.o.ra.phobe n -- ag.o.ra.pho.bic adj or n