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claustrophobia

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


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Despite the danger and pervading sense of claustrophobia, Ukrainian soldiers have told their officers they often preferred this subterranean fighting to war above ground, where drones are a constant menace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

"It is an isolated environment, but I think this helps to give that kind of connection to being outside – to alleviate that sense of claustrophobia."

From BBC ● May 14, 2025

The film’s strongest game is its homage factor, especially in the way it captures much of the original’s claustrophobia.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024

His chest was heaving and I was remembering how he told me he didn’t used to have claustrophobia and now he did.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson


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