claustrophobia
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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 does not feel like that level of claustrophobia will be part of this week, but the fans on the practice days have been good-naturedly engaging in the 'phoney war'.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
It’s not only the claustrophobia of an enclosed space with strangers or control-seeking authorities but time itself that creates the feeling of dread.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
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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