adj
noun
Freq #18344
Meanings
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1
adj
Feeling very uncomfortable or panicked in small, enclosed spaces.
I get claustrophobic in crowded lifts.
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2
adj
So small or enclosed that it makes you feel trapped.
The tiny windowless office felt claustrophobic.
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Word family
Derived forms
claustrophobically
Etymology
From claustrophobia + -ic.