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claustrophobe

claust·rop·hobe

UK/ˈklɒs.tɹəˌfəʊb/ US/ˈklɔstɹəˌfoʊb/ uncommon

noun

Origin

From Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from claudō (“to shut, close; to imprison, confine”) + -phobe.

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