Definitions

cabin fever

NOUN

anxiety caused by living in isolation or indoors for a long period of time

Synonyms

WEAK

claustrophobia climbing the walls distress neurosis restlessness seasonal affective disorder temporary insanity winter blues

Example Sentences

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Loneliness is endemic to their lives, and Luna, an ebullient personality, seems to be suffering from acute cabin fever.

From Los Angeles Times

Thanks to a monster snowstorm that hit the area, the family had been cooped up inside for several days — and cabin fever was setting in.

From Los Angeles Times

“With the temperature about to turn from frigid to a little warmer, it’s likely more New Yorkers may have cabin fever and more will want to come to our parks,” he said.

From New York Times

You could create whole playlists exploring an individual element of weather, or a particular season — including the months of cabin fever, when the garden may be mostly out of reach.

From Seattle Times

You can blame California’s wild winter for all sorts of havoc this spring and summer: moldy, leaking roofs, plagues of mosquitoes, cabin fever.

From Los Angeles Times