CLAUSTROPHOBIA


Meaning of CLAUSTROPHOBIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌklȯs-trə-ˈfō-bē-ə ]

noun

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

Date: 1879

: abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces

• claus·tro·phobe ˈklȯs-trə-ˌfōb noun

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