"claustrophobia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌklɑː.strəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ [General-American], /ˌklɒs.trəˈfəʊ.bi.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-claustrophobia.wav Forms: claustrophobias [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊbiə Etymology: From Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), from claudō (“I shut, close; I imprison, confine”) + -phobia. First attested in the British Medical Journal. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)kleh₂w-|*-trom}}, {{der|en|la|claustrum||a shut-in place}} Latin claustrum (“a shut-in place”), {{af|en|-phobia}} -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} claustrophobia (usually uncountable, plural claustrophobias)
  1. The fear of closed, tight places. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Phobias Derived forms: claustrophobic, claustrophobe Translations (fear of closed, tight places): klaustrofobiya (Azerbaijani), клаўстрафобія (klaŭstrafóbija) [feminine] (Belarusian), klostrofobiezh [masculine] (Breton), claustrofòbia [feminine] (Catalan), 幽閉恐懼症 (Chinese Mandarin), 幽闭恐惧症 (yōubì kǒngjùzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), klaustrofobie [feminine] (Czech), klaustrofobi (Danish), claustrofobie (Dutch), engtevrees [feminine] (Dutch), klaŭstrofobio (Esperanto), klostrofobio (Esperanto), klaustrofoobia (Estonian), klaustrofobia (Finnish), ahtaanpaikankammo (Finnish), claustrophobie [feminine] (French), claustrofobia [feminine] (Galician), კლაუსტროფობია (ḳlausṭropobia) (Georgian), Platzangst [feminine] (German), Klaustrophobie [feminine] (German), Raumangst [feminine] (German), κλειστοφοβία (kleistofovía) [feminine] (Greek), קלאוסטרופוביה (Hebrew), klausztrofóbia (Hungarian), clástrafóibe [feminine] (Irish), uamhan clóis [masculine] (Irish), claustrofobia [feminine] (Italian), 閉所恐怖症 (heisho-kyōfushō) (alt: へいしょきょうふしょう) (Japanese), жабық бөлмеден қорқу (jabyq bölmeden qorqu) (Kazakh), 폐소공포증 (pyesogongpojeung) (Korean), 폐쇄공포증 (pyeswaegongpojeung) (Korean), 폐실공포증 (pyesilgongpojeung) (Korean), 밀실공포증 (milsilgongpojeung) (Korean), клаустрофо́бија (klaustrofóbija) [feminine] (Macedonian), feoh chionney (Manx), mae apiapi (Maori), давчуу орчноос айх (davčuu orčnoos ajx) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), давчуу орчноос эмээх (davčuu orčnoos emeex) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), klaustrofobi [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), klaustrofobi [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), تنگناهراسی (Persian), klaustrofobia [feminine] (Polish), claustrofobia [feminine] (Portuguese), claustrofobie [feminine] (Romanian), клаустрофо́бия (klaustrofóbija) [feminine] (Russian), клаустрофобија [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), klaustrofobija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), claustrofobia [feminine] (Spanish), klaustrofobi [common-gender] (Swedish), cellskräck [common-gender] (Swedish), klostrofobi (Turkish)
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "klaustrofobiya"
    },
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      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "claustrofòbia"
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      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "幽閉恐懼症"
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      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "幽闭恐惧症"
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      "word": "klaustrofobie"
    },
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      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "klaustrofobi"
    },
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "claustrofobie"
    },
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      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
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      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "klaŭstrofobio"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "klostrofobio"
    },
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "klaustrofoobia"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "klaustrofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "ahtaanpaikankammo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "claustrophobie"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "claustrofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳlausṭropobia",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "კლაუსტროფობია"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Platzangst"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Klaustrophobie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Raumangst"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kleistofovía",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "κλειστοφοβία"
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "קלאוסטרופוביה"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "klausztrofóbia"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "clástrafóibe"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "uamhan clóis"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "claustrofobia"
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      "alt": "へいしょきょうふしょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "heisho-kyōfushō",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "閉所恐怖症"
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jabyq bölmeden qorqu",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "жабық бөлмеден қорқу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pyesogongpojeung",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "폐소공포증"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pyeswaegongpojeung",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "폐쇄공포증"
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    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pyesilgongpojeung",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "폐실공포증"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "milsilgongpojeung",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "밀실공포증"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "klaustrofóbija",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "клаустрофо́бија"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "feoh chionney"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "mae apiapi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "davčuu orčnoos ajx",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "давчуу орчноос айх"
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      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "davčuu orčnoos emeex",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
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      "word": "давчуу орчноос эмээх"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "klaustrofobi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "klaustrofobi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "تنگناهراسی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "klaustrofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "claustrofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "claustrofobie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "klaustrofóbija",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "клаустрофо́бия"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
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      "word": "клаустрофобија"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "klaustrofobija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "claustrofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "klaustrofobi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "cellskräck"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "fear of closed, tight places",
      "word": "klostrofobi"
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  "word": "claustrophobia"
}

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