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claustrophobia

[klaw-struh-foh-bee-uh] / ˌklɔ strəˈfoʊ bi ə /


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Chiu suffered permanent damage to his hearing and struggled with claustrophobia for years, while Tsui said the ordeal robbed him of his adventurous personality and made him "a different person".

From Barron's Dec. 2, 2025

Fumio Hayasaka’s music, with its overt hints of Ravel’s “Bolero,” adds a sense of claustrophobia to the imagery.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

The court was told Gaberova had been diagnosed with depression, panic disorder, claustrophobia and anxiety.

From BBC May 12, 2025

As someone who has dealt with near-lifelong anxiety and bouts of claustrophobia, it may not come as a surprise that a surging and swaying crowd of thousands would be triggering for me.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2024

It induces a kind of psychological claustrophobia that makes one yearn not only for freedom of movement but spiritual escape.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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