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claustrophobia

claust·rop·ho·bia

UK/ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ US/ˌklɔː.strəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space

Origin

From Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from Latin claudō (“to shut, close; to imprison, confine”) + -phobia. First attested in the British Medical Journal.

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