claustrophobia

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claus·tro·pho·bi·a /ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbiə $ ˌklɒːstrəˈfoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]  MPFRIGHTENEDa strong fear of being in a small enclosed space or in a situation that limits what you can do 幽闭恐惧症 → agoraphobia —claustrophobic adjective I get claustrophobic in elevators. 我在电梯里就会感到幽闭恐怖。 a claustrophobic atmosphere 幽闭恐怖的气氛

Examples from the Corpus

claustrophobia• Although she definitely did suffer from claustrophobia, Sylvia was by no means the worst case I have seen.• She had never suffered from claustrophobia, but right now she could imagine just how its victims felt.• I was getting claustrophobia at my office at home.• It was agoraphobia but felt like claustrophobia.• What flies seeks the shadows of earth, what is earth-bound, air bursting: oases about to melt, claustrophobia gasping.• I have to fight against a feeling of claustrophobia here.• To be here, to have this happening, the claustrophobia of their fatuous intrigues?• The claustrophobia expresses their sense of the children being too close.Origin claustrophobia (1800-1900) Modern Latin Latin claustrum “bar keeping a door closed” ( → CLOISTER) + Modern Latin phobia “fear”

claus·tro·pho·bi·a nounChineseSyllable  

being a strong a in Corpus of fear

claustrophobia
claus‧tro‧pho‧bi‧a /ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbiə $ ˌklɒːstrəˈfoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]a strong fear of being in a small enclosed space or in a situation that limits what you can do ⇨ agoraphobia
—claustrophobic adjective:
    I get claustrophobic in elevators.
    a claustrophobic atmosphere

claus·tro·pho·biaBrE /ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbiə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌklɔːstrəˈfoʊbiə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] an extreme fear of being in a small confined place; the unpleasant feeling that a person gets in a situation which restricts them 幽闭恐怖（症）；因受限制而产生的不适感◆to suffer from claustrophobia患幽闭恐怖症◆She felt she had to escape from the claustrophobia of family life. 她感到她得摆脱家庭生活的那种幽闭感觉了。🔊🔊  ➡  compare agoraphobia