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claustrophobia

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


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The rating given for misinformation ranged from 0% for videos about anxiety and depression from YouTube Kids, to 56.9% for claustrophobia videos on YouTube, the authors wrote in The Journal of Social Media Research.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Featuring handheld camerawork and frequent close-ups, these early works evoke the quasi-improvisational style of John Cassavetes smothered in claustrophobia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 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

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

Thick fog was all I could see out my window in the morning, and I could feel the claustrophobia creeping up on me.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer